A carpentry and joinery apprentice from specialist construction firm Mivan has secured second place at the Skillbuild NI Final for the second year running.

Matthew Patterson, a Level 3 apprentice, competed in the 2019 regional final after winning the South Eastern Regional College's annual inter-campus Skillbuild competition.

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Skillbuild NI is organised by CITB NI and supported by the Department for the Economy. The NI National Final was held at Belfast Metropolitan College and over 80 local construction apprentices gathered their tools to compete against each other.

The competition is designed to test skills, technique and ability within tight timeframes in order to win coveted titles in 10 different trades ranging from brickwork to wall and floor tiling. The competition is held annually with winners progressing from inter-campus competitions to the NI regional final and then on to represent Northern Ireland in the Skills Show UK.

(CM/JG)