Britain’s engineering elite touches down in Brazil

Posted on 10 Aug 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Twelve young British engineers - the best of their generation – are aiming for ‘Skills Olympics’ gold this week at the WorldSkills 2015 finals in Brazil.

Competitors from eighty nations have gathered in Sao Paulo having already seen off more than 600 young hopefuls during regional and national heats organised by Semta – the Sector Skills Council for engineering and Advanced Manufacturing. More than 100,000 spectators are expected to attend the six-day event, the culmination of years of competition and grueling…

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