Luke Kendall, who is employed by Plymstock Security Systems was the gold medal winner at the World Skills UK Electronic Security Systems at this year’s competition final in Manchester.
- Gold Medal Winner: Luke Kendall, apprentice at Plymstock Security Systems, won gold at the World Skills UK Electronic Security Systems competition.
- Top in the UK: Luke is now officially the UK’s top electronic security systems apprentice engineer.
- From Novice to Expert: Starting in January 2022 with no prior experience in the field, Luke overcame his fear of electricity to achieve this national recognition.
- Rigorous Journey: Competing against 500 hopefuls, Luke excelled in an online exam, advanced through semi-finals at the NEC Birmingham, and triumphed in the two-day final in Manchester.
Luke,who is 30, has been employed by Plymstock Security Systems since January 2022, was one of 500 hopefuls when the competition started in March this year. Following an online exam, he proceeded to the semi final which took place at the NEC in April during The Security Exhibition trade show.
His training which is provided by Focus Training Group in Plymouth, and by his colleagues at Plymstock Security put Luke in good steed to succeed in the competition.
Other competitors in the two-day final came from Scotland, Northern Ireland and England, with some competitors employed by national companies.
In a medal awards ceremony held at The Bridgwater Hall in Central Manchester all of the final competitors from many occupations gathered at the venue to learn if they were successful.
World Skills supports young people across the world via competition-based training, assessment and benchmarking, with member’s national teams ultimately testing their ability to achieve world class standards in the biennial ‘Skills Olympics.’
Apprenticeships ranging from hair and beauty to cyber security, and electronic security to landscaping were recognised at the awards ceremony hosted by Big Brother’s Will Best.
Luke, who was educated at Plymstock School, is now looking forward to receiving his £1,000 prize from one of the sponsors CSL DualCom.
Plymstock Security Systems is a local family business based in the old Royal Marines Base at Turnchapel. The company install and maintain intruder alarms, CCTV, gate automation and access control throughout Devon and Cornwall.
Luke is now the top electronics security systems apprentice engineer in the UK. When he joined the company, his words were
‘Electricity scares me!’
Luke is the son of Steve Kendall, managing director of Plymstock Security Systems. Steve said:
“We are extremely proud of Luke’s achievement. He has worked magnificently hard in the two and a half years he has been with us.”
Having come from a print and reprographic background after leaving school, he has achieved the prestigious award despite having no experience in the field he is now training in.
