Health and social care students from the King’s Lynn campus have taken the top three places in the first regional competition of the prestigious WorldSkills UK competition, held in Birmingham, on Tuesday 23rd May 2017. WorldSkills UK brings together apprentices and young people from across the country to compete to be the best in their chosen skill. The competitions inspire next generations to be ambitious in their pursuit for excellence, while equipping them with life-long, world class skills.* Three CWA students competed against six of the country’s top social care students from colleges in London and The Midlands. Molly Pickels (16 from Stiffkey) secured first place, Harriet McDonald (19 from King’s Lynn) came second and Megan Clark (17 from Wisbech) placed a highly regarded third. Entrants were judged and scored in four different categories, which required them to role play health or social care scenarios to demonstrate their caring skills and knowledge. The students had used their college study time to prepare for the competition, practising role playing scenarios and being challenged on their knowledge of a very broad subject matter. Ann Compton, curriculum support manager for care and early years, said: “The hard work has really paid off for the girls and it was great to be there to celebrate with them. The next stage will hopefully now be to represent the college at the national heats, in November, at Birmingham NEC.”