SkillELECTRIC 2026 UK finalists announced
The eight SkillELECTRIC competitors who scored most highly across the recent national qualifying heats have been named as this year’s UK finalists:
- Jessica Lott – UCS College Group (Bridgwater) / Jowett & Jowett
- Lee McLean – SECTT / Adlib
- Rhys Howey – SECTT / WPP Electrical
- Ryan Whitford – SECTT / NG Bailey
- Sam Chadderton – Hopwood Hall College / Isolate Electrical
- Scott Drew – HM Royal Engineers
- Tanvir Singh – Leicester College / C&B Electrical
- Will Boyer – Blackburn College / Paul Wilson Electrical and Renewable Energy Solutions
All have been invited to take part in the SkillELECTRIC UK final being held at Bridgend College across the week of 16 November.
Alongside SkillELECTRIC, around 50 other WorldSkills national competition finals will be taking place that week across venues around South Wales, involving over 400 competitors.
SkillELECTRIC is organised by industry charity National Electrotechnical Training (NET) and is part of the WorldSkills UK competition framework. The competition has Electric Center, the NICEIC and Scolmore Group as its delivery partners and is supported by Megger, EAL, Snickers Workwear and Rolec.
To be crowned SkillELECTRIC champion, competitors will have to excel in a complicated two-day practical installation task, including a complex electrical circuit and EV charging unit, set to a strict timescale and against a rigorous marking criteria.
Those who perform well enough and are age eligible could be in with a chance of representing the UK in the Electrical Installation competition at WorldSkills 2028 in Aichi, Japan.
Jennie Phung of NET said:
“Congratulations to this year’s SkillELECTRIC finalists; the quality of work throughout the qualifying heats was excellent, so finishing in the top eight from a field of more than 100 competitors is a tremendous achievement.
“The benchmark is now set as the finalists now begin preparing for the UK final in November. NET is proud to support each competitor with further training and development as they continue their journey towards becoming the UK’s next SkillELECTRIC champion.”
