Wins for Island tradespeople in skills contest

Monday, 23 February 2026 08:25

Six Island apprentices have taken first place in a competition between the three Crown Dependencies.

This year's Pan-Island Skills Test was held at University College Isle of Man during National Apprenticeship Week.

The top 36 tradespeople from the Island, Jersey and Guernsey pitted their professional skills against each other.

The full list of UCM winners included:

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