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Skills Competition Wales Begins - A Key Opportunity For Our Apprentices to Expand Their Skills
Olivia Hoskins • Jan 17, 2020
"Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales"
Aspire Apprentices Take on New Challenge
Thanks to our continued partnership with the Aspire Merthyr Tydfil programme, Philtronics were given the opportunity to enter our apprentices, Corey and Reegan, in to Skills Competition Wales. This project promotes the development and support of its competitors, helping them to expand their knowledge of the industry they have chosen to work within. In the case of our apprentices, they were focused upon industrial electronics. They hoped to build on all they have learnt so far at Philtronics and also bring new skills gained from this competition back into the workplace.
What Did The Competition Consist Of?
The competition included the construction of an oscilloscope that ran via a laptop computer. Competitors then had to test this design and assess its functionality. There was also the challenge of Fault Finding on pre-faulted electronic boards. Participants were expected to be able to use equipment such as soldering irons and electronic hand tools - something that Corey and Reegan have had plenty of practise with during their time at Philtronics. Certain tasks were also expected to be completed under examination conditions which provided a further challenge as the apprentices had to rely solely on their own knowledge without any external assistance. This competition was a great way for the apprentices to put their skills to the test but overall was an enjoyable experience that they were able to learn a lot from!
"The competition was very intense and challenging but I was determined to work hard and wanted to do my best. It was a really fun day and I learned a lot from it!" - Reegan
"I had a really fun day and it was great to refresh my memory on all I had learned at college when studying electrical engineering. I got a lot from the competition!" - Corey
What's Next?
Our apprentices received Certificates of Participation on the day; however they won't get to find out their results until March as their work must be externally marked and quality assured. So they have a while to wait before finding out if they have won any awards! At Philtronics, we are proud of our hard-working apprentices for taking part in this challenging competition and are pleased to see that they enjoyed the day. We look forward to finding out how they have done in the competition when Medalists are invited to a Celebration Event at Sophia Hall at Sophia Gardens in March.
Well Done, Corey and Reegan, from all at Philtronics!
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Philtronics Solutions was formed in 2018 and is the sister company to Philtronics Limited. Philtronics Solutions is a technology development company that offers smart innovation, from concept to delivery. We offer electronic and firmware design services through to design for manufacturing. Philtronics Solutions is committed to developing and supporting sport in Wales.
