AFTER an incredible 2025 National Final, the countdown to SkillBuild 2026 has begun.
Register to compete in your nearest regional qualifier, taking place from March to June 2026 at 17 colleges across the UK. With 10 different trades to choose from, there’s something for everyone, says SkillBuild.
The regional qualifiers run UK-wide, from March to June each year. These one-day events bring together apprentices and trainees who complete a set task relevant to their trade. Once the Qualifiers have finished, the marks are collated and the eight highest-scoring competitors in each specialist skill go through to the next round – the SkillBuild National Final, says the competition organisers.
The SkillBuild competition categories are:
Bricklaying
Carpentry
Drylining
Furniture and Cabinet Making
Joinery
Painting and Decorating
Plastering
Roof Slating and Tiling
Stonemasonry
Wall and Floor Tiling
Regional qualifiers – dates and locations:
17th March 2026 – York College
19th March 2026 – City College Plymouth
24th March 2026 – Oaklands College
26th March 2026 – Langley Training Services
31st March 2026 – Dundee and Angus College
14th April 2026 – Carlisle College
16th April 2026 – Colchester Institute
22nd April 2026 – Errigal Academy, London
23rd April 2026 – Historical Environment Scotland, Stirling
30th April 2026 – Burnley College
6th May 2026 – Exeter College
12th May 2026 – Dudley College of Technology
14th May 2026 – Newcastle College
19th May 2026 – Southern Regional College, Northern Ireland
28th May 2026 – Moulton College
2nd June 2026 – Leeds College of Building
4th June 2026 – Coleg Cambria
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