Teams of students from across Greater Manchester have been battling it out in a skills competition that highlights the ‘best of the best’ in a number of different areas. Spanning from the 24th to 31st March the teams and individuals involved have the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and talents in 10 skill sector competitions ranging from Enterprise to Construction. The GMCG skills competitions have taken place for the last six years with winners going through to represent the region at a national level.
Early Years
We took 6 learners from Stockport campus and 6 learners from Altrincham campus to take part in the Early Years Greater Manchester College Group skills competition.
Both groups came second in two different categories and Altrincham came 3rd overall. It was a great day out and our learners were able to showcase their skills and knowledge.
“It was amazing to see the effort the students put in to preparing and participating in each and every event.” – Hannah Birch, Programme Leader for Early Years
Construction
Stockport College construction department learners are celebrating after an excellent day at Bolton College, Wednesday 23rd March, where all our students who were entered into the GMCG competitions came away with places on the podium.
“The results are a testament to these young people who are keen to be successful in our industry and to their commitment to the college. They are the future, and the future looks great! All the staff associated with these learners are proud of their achievements and to see them excel against very talented opposition on the day.” – Kevin Etchells, Programme Leader
- 1st for Brickwork L2- Luke Ruddy
- 1st for Site Carpentry L2 – Todd Stockton
- 2nd for Bench Joinery L2 – Kyle Thorley
- 1st for Plumbing L1 – Bradley Mullen
- 2nd for Plumbing L2 – Liam Bradbury
- 3rd for P&D L1 – Caitlin Leigh
Sport & Public Services
This year we hosted the competition at our Woodley campus, well done to Oldham College for the overall win. Students from Trafford College competed in challenges from quizzes, fitness and coaching to tug of war. Well done to our teams for coming 1st in the coaching category and 2nd in team building.
“It was amazing to see the effort the students put in to preparing and participating in each and every event. From speaking to the learners they all seemed to really enjoy it.” – Damian Harris, Head of Studies
Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy, Nails & Media Make-up
We took students from both Stockport and Trafford for the Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy, Nails and Media Make-up to Salford College who hosted the awards. We’re delighted that Trafford College was crowned overall winner, but we also had multiple individuals win in their categories.
Overall winner – Trafford College
Ellie Gorman – Trafford – L2 Hairdressing – 1st
Laila Alahmad – Trafford – L2 Barbering – 2nd
Jack Waburton – Trafford – L3 Hairdressing – 1st
Holly Blissett – Stockport – L3 Nails – 1st
Chloe Ware – Stockport – L2 Nails – 1st
Lucy Pickford – Stockport – L2 Beauty Therapy – 3rd
Chloe Anne Gott – Stockport – L3 Beauty – 3rd
Creative Arts & Media
On Wednesday we hosted the regional GMCG Creative Media Skills Competition at Stockport College.
The competition brief, designed with Stockport Mind was to create either a video or web-page to provide information services to young people on mental health and well-being.
You can read more about the GMCG Creative Media Skills Competition here.
Hospitality & Catering
Our level 3 Professional Chef learner Fin has achieved a first in GMCG competition with a plant based canapé followed by a succulent lamb dish.
Finlay Wood – L3 Professional Cheffing – 1st
Wenxi Zhou – L2 Chocolate Tart Recipe competition – 3rd