This year’s SkillBuild Final event is taking place at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes on 20 -21 November 2024.
Alongside observing the competition, visitors will have the opportunity to have a go at a range of inspiring activities that highlight the construction trades at our designated careers experience hub, the Construction Showcase, open on Wednesday 20 November 2024 from 09.00 to 16.00 and Thursday 21 November 2024 from 09:00 to 15:00.
The SkillBuild National Final consists of 10 trades including Bricklaying, Carpentry, Drylining, Furniture and Cabinet Making, Joinery, Painting and Decorating, Plastering, Roof Slating and Tiling, Stonemasonry, and Wall and Floor Tiling. Visitors will be able to watch our top scoring competitors battle it out against each other to be crowned the winner in their trade and the best in the UK. The competition is a wonder to watch as the project builds progress and construction trades come to life. Blank canvases turn into pieces of art, timber is constructed into furniture from the intricate projects that our expert panel of judges has created for our competitors.
The Construction Showcase – Wednesday 20th from 09.00 to 16.00 and Thursday 21st November from 09.00 to 15.00
FIS will be having a stand as part of theThe Construction Showcase. This is an experience hub filled with have-a-go activities and demonstrations for children and young people from some of our sponsors and affiliates. If you are able to support with ‘have a go’ activities, please do get in touch with beenanana@thefis.org by Friday 25 October