CAD Skills - Taking on the world

What initially led you towards mechanical engineering?

I had initially been led to mechanical engineering through my college, who suggested I take part in competitions when I started doing my course in 2011.

Was CAD something you had any experience of before starting the course at New College Lanarkshire?

I had used the software during my final two school years in Graphic Communication and developed a fair amount of interest in using the software. People suggested I apply to the course at New College Lanarkshire, which was at the time called Motherwell College.

Can you explain the difference between Squad UK and Team UK? How are the two selected?

The difference between Squad UK and Team UK is the selection process. This year at The Skills Show we witnessed a Squad selection event which took all available age eligible candidates at The Skills Show and took the best of them to compete within Squad. Now the Squad will work and train together for the good part of a year until the Team selection comes round which will take, for example, the five in a certain skill who made Squad, and compete them against each other to determine the best. The best will then go on to represent the UK in Abu Dhabi for their chosen skill in Team UK.