A LECTURER helped Team UK achieve its recent success at the Skills Olympics in Abu Dhabi.
Christian Notley MBE, who is deputy head of learning for furniture at Chichester College, is the UK training manager for cabinet making and travelled to Dubai with Team UK to support Angus Bruce-Gardner in the competition.
Angus, from Cumbria, was among 20 medal winners for the UK – achieving a bronze medal for his efforts.
Team UK finished tenth in the medals table ahead of Germany and was the smallest team to make the global top ten.
Christian has been a WorldSkills training manager for six years and has helped the UK win Gold in cabinet making at two previous competitions, WorldSkills 2013 and 2015 – both times with Chichester College students representing their country.
He has also been elected to be the chief expert for cabinet making at WorldSkills Kazan 2019 – meaning he will be in charge of ensuring the competition runs smoothly and is fair for all competitors.
He said: “The competition in Abu Dhabi was fierce and Angus did extremely well to place amongst the medals.
“To produce the designs to a high standard in such a high-pressure environment, under a time limit is not easy – it takes a lot of work and a lot of training to reach this level.
“The college has been fantastic in supporting me as training manager.”
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