NICEIC, the UK’s leading training and certification body for the electrical industry, is pleased to celebrate the announcement of this year’s SkillELECTRIC finalists. Those selected, who excelled at the competition’s regional heats, represent an outstanding group of apprentice electricians, who demonstrated exceptional technical skill and dedication.
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NICEIC is a delivery partner of SkillELECTRIC, which is organised by industry charity National Electrotechnical Training. The SkillELECTRIC competition is part of the WorldSkills UK competition framework and showcases the best emerging talent in the electrotechnical sector. This year, eight finalists have been selected to compete in the national finals, which will take place at Bridgend College across the week of 24 November.
The 2025 finalists are:
Adam Souter – SECTT / McDonald and Munro Ltd
Archie Casson – Oldham College / JRC Electrical Engineers
Ellis Stevenson – SECTT / Campbell and McHardy LTD
Ewan Forsythe – Belfast Metropolitan College / NUGENT
Fabian Maciejewski – East Goscote Electrics / Leicester College
Jane Thorp – Suffolk New College / Fellowes Electrical Ltd
Samuel Chadderton – Hopwood Hall College / Isolate Electrical
William Boyer – Blackburn College / Paul Wilson Electrical and Renewable Energy Solutions
These finalists were selected from a pool of thousands of apprentices and students who competed in regional heats across the UK. At this year’s final, low carbon technologies will feature once again following previous years’ successes, this time in the shape of both an EV point charging-related task and solar task for competitors to tackle. Those who are eligible and perform well at the final are in with a chance of representing the UK in the Electrical Installation competition at WorldSkills 2028 in Aichi, Japan.
Alex Robinson, NICEIC’s Head of Product Development, said: “We are incredibly proud to support SkillELECTRIC and to see such a high calibre of talent coming through the ranks. They represent the future of our industry, and their achievements are a testament to the strength of UK technical education and apprenticeship programmes.”
NICEIC extends its congratulations to all the finalists and wishes them the very best as they prepare for the national stage.
About NICEIC
For almost 70 years, NICEIC has been the UK’s largest certification body for electrical businesses with over 40,000 currently certified with us. As the industry leader, we drive the highest standards of competence and safety.
We assess, certify and train electricians, plumbers, renewable energy installers, and gas and heating engineers. To become certified, businesses must demonstrate their compliance with technical standards and industry best-practice through rigorous assessments and continuing professional development.
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