Lecturer Peter Moore is going global after being appointed as a World Skills expert in plastering and drywall systems.

The Redcar & Cleveland College tutor has been appointed to the role of UK Training Manager in plastering and drywall systems for UK Skills.

The role involves taking selected young trades people and training them to international standards in order to participate in the World Skills competition in London 2011. The next competition is taking place in Calgary, Canada, in September, where Peter will be one of the experts for the plastering final, where the winner will be chosen from the 40 competing countries. 

Peter, who worked in the plastering industry for 25 years before becoming a college tutor, said he was thrilled to have been selected for UK Skills. However, his appointment was made even sweeter when Redcar & Cleveland College was selected as one of UK Skills’ training centres, where nationally- selected competitors are trained by specialist training managers in order to make the British team for Calgary.

He said: “I was absolutely thrilled to be given the role of Training Manager, and from that I will be involved in the World Skills competition in Canada.

“I’m really looking forward to going to Calgary to see what other countries are doing in terms of plastering and dry wall systems, because not every country does traditional wet plastering, like us.

“It will give me an opportunity to talk to other experts in the field, and hopefully bring some useful things back that we can include in UK competitions.”

Peter said it was great to have the week-long UK Skills training workshop at Redcar & Cleveland College in the spring, just after his appointment. 

“I am so proud that the college has been named as a training centre for UK Skills, which confirms our position as a leader in this field, and recognises the excellent facilities and equipment we have to offer,” he added. 

UK Skills recently visited the college to prepare for their visit to the World Skills Competition in Calgary, Canada. Find out what they thought of the college's facilities and staff in the video below.