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Haverfordwest Welding apprentice set to shine at EuroSkills
Carmarthen Journal
|May 21, 2025
A TALENTED 18-YEAR-OLD APPRENTICE FROM HAVERFORDWEST IS SET TO REPRESENT TEAM UK AT EUROSKILLS 2025, EUROPE'S LARGEST SKILLS COMPETITION.
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TAKING place in Denmark this September, Team UK consists of 19 competitors from across the UK, with Wales making up an impressive 37% of the team.
Their participation highlights Wales’ commitment to excellence in vocational skills and underscores the nation’s ability to compete at the highest level on the European stage.
Currently an apprentice at Haven Engineering and a student at Pembrokeshire College, Luke Roberts began his competition journey with Skills Competition Wales, where he claimed a silver medal in the Welding competition.
His talents didn’t go unnoticed, with him shortly after progressing to the WorldSkills UK National Finals in Manchester, earning a Highly Commended title and catching the attention of national trainers.
Following an intense round of pressure tests where candidates were scored not just on their welding skills, but also technique, time, and finish, Luke was officially selected for EuroSkills.
Luke said: “It was such a tight decision between me and another really talented welder to go to EuroSkills. We were so close in skill, but I scored slightly higher on the pressure test.
This story is from the May 21, 2025 edition of Carmarthen Journal.
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