{"id":20990,"date":"2021-12-22T11:05:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T11:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horticultureconnected.ie\/?p=20990"},"modified":"2021-12-22T11:05:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T11:05:06","slug":"cafre-horticulture-and-floristry-students-at-worldskills-uk-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horticultureconnected.ie\/featured\/cafre-horticulture-and-floristry-students-at-worldskills-uk-competitions\/","title":{"rendered":"CAFRE horticulture and floristry students at Worldskills UK competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three CAFRE students had the fantastic opportunity to compete in their unique skills areas of Floristry and Horticulture as part of the\u00a0WorldSkills UK<\/a>\u00a0competitions with competitors from Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. The competition is normally held in Birmingham in November every year, but this year due to Covid-19 restrictions each competition was held separately.<\/p>\n

To gain a place in the competition, students had to compete at local heats held at CAFRE in June 2021. These narrowed the field of competitors. Once students had passed the local heat they took part in specialist training at Greenmount throughout the summer and early autumn in preparation for the UK wide competitions.<\/p>\n

Floristry<\/strong><\/p>\n

CAFRE\u00a0Level 3 Floristry<\/a>\u00a0student Jessica Boyd from Kilrea, secured a place in the WorldSkills UK Floristry competition. The competition partner, the British Floristry Association (BFA) provided training further training on the lead up to the November competition.<\/p>\n

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