Four Scottish electrical apprentices have been praised for their performance in the prestigious SkillELECTRIC competition.
John-Ross Campbell, Kalum Low, Milly Smith, and Ewan Thomas, all SETCTT apprentices, represented Scotland in the UK-wide competition, which was held at Oldham College.
Milly Smith and Kalum Low were highly commended for their performance.
The competition involved a complex electrical installation task, including an electric vehicle charging unit.
The competition was won by Charlie Moore from the College of West Anglia.
SELECT Managing Director Alan Wilson said: "Scotland can once again be proud of its excellent skills and training pedigree, with four out of the eight SkillELECTRIC finalists coming from north of the border.
"Although we were obviously disappointed not to win, all four SECTT apprentices should be extremely proud of what they have achieved, and I am sure they will go on to great things in their careers."
Fiona Harper, CEO of SECTT, which manages electrical installation apprenticeships in Scotland, said: "I would like to offer my heartiest congratulations to all four finalists who represented Scotland and SECTT as it took incredible spirit and determination to even reach the final.
"Milly and Kalum in particular can be extremely proud of being highly commended in such a strong field – it was a very tough competition with extremely high standards."
Held as part of the WorldSkills UK competition framework, SkillELECTRIC is the annual search for the UK’s best student electrician.
Previous Scottish winners include Danny McBean, who is employed by SELECT member firm Grants of Dufftown Ltd and won gold in 2023, and Craig Fairweather of member firm McDonald & Munro in Moray, who was crowned champion in 2022.
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