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For Immediate Release 10 June 2009 Growing more than just Gardens at BBC Gardener's World LiveThe horticultural heaven that is known as BBC Gardener's World Live will not only provide inspiring ideas for growing gardens, but also enable a group of talented youngsters to nurture and grow their current gardening skills to a world class level. In the midst of all the buzz and excitement of the show, UK Skills, a not for profit organisation that champions skills and learning for work through competitions and awards, will be organising a competition and training exercise from 10 - 13 June. The WorldSkills UK Garden Design Final held on 10 and 11 June is organised by UK Skills in association with Reaseheath College, and will showcase garden design skills, including drawing and planning. During this time visitors can also try their hand at garden design by making their way to the CADD demonstrations booth. At the same time, UK Skills will set a challenging training exercise over the four days of the show for four Squad UK members, who are the lucky competitors vying for a place at WorldSkills Calgary 2009 in September. The WorldSkills Competition is the biggest skills competition in the world and is held every two years. During this training exercise the four landscape gardeners will compete in pairs to build and display for the first time the garden that will be showcased at WorldSkills Calgary 2009. The competitors will be under the watchful eye of Harry Turner, Training Manager for Landscape Gardening, who has been involved with WorldSkills Competitions since 2005. Askham Bryan College is the UK's WorldSkills Training Academy for land-based industries and is headed up by Harry Turner. Harry believes that his current squad members are 'enthusiastic, motivated and focused'. The independent education foundation Edge is the official supporter of Squad UK and Team UK. Commenting on the activities planned for BBC Gardener's World Live, Simon Bartley, Chief Executive of UK Skills said: 'This is a great environment for both the WorldSkills UK Garden Design Final and Squad UK members to be inspired to produce amazing work, with the ultimate goal of growing their skills to a level which is world class. This is of particular importance as we build momentum for WorldSkills London 2011 which will put the spotlight on the UK and give us the opportunity to show other nations that we are still among the world's most skilled people'. The UK's WorldSkills team is managed by UK Skills working in partnership with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government and key partners from education, government and industry. Brathay provide and support the training and development of Squad and Team UK. - ENDS - For more information please contact: Jessica Singh - UK Skills Ph: 0207 612 9261 Email: jessica.singh@ukskills.org.uk Alaine Biggs - Praise PR Ph: 07957 344 547 Email: alaine@praisepr.co.uk NOTES TO EDITORS 1. UK Skills UK Skills is a not-for-profit organisation which champions skills and learning for work through competitions and awards. The organisation was established in 1990 with the primary purpose of raising skill levels in the UK through skills competitions and managing the UK team which competes in the WorldSkills Competition. UK Skills has since widened the scope of its operations to include management of the National Training Awards and organising of other skills related events. www.ukskills.org.uk 2. WorldSkills UK WorldSkills UK is the name for the UK's premier set of skills competitions for young people and adults. WorldSkills UK Competitions aim to help lift standards of training and performance at work by strengthening the contribution of skills competitions to the UK's economy, promoting world class skills and international competitiveness WorldSkills UK is supported by government, the Devolved Nations and a host of other partners across business, industry and the world of education and training. City and Guilds sponsors WorldSkills UK 2009 competitions. 3. WorldSkills The WorldSkills Competition is the biggest skills competition in the world and is held every two years in one of its member countries. Its sets world class standards in over 40 skill categories ranging from cabinet making to web design. Over four days of tough competition, young people drawn from 49 member nations test themselves against tough international standards. The ultimate prizes are gold, silver and bronze medals. For all the young people who take part it is an invaluable, unique learning experience. Many of the competitors go on to act as ambassadors for their respective skills and promote excellence in vocational education and training in their own countries. The independent education foundation Edge is the official supporter of both Squad UK and Team UK. (www.edge.co.uk). Brathay provide and support the training and development of Squad and Team UK. (www.brathay.org.uk). The next WorldSkills Competition is WorldSkills Calgary 2009 which takes place this year in early September ( www.worldskills2009.com) . In 2011 the UK will host the WorldSkills competition in London ( www.worldskillslondon2011.com). 4. Haymarket is the official host of UK Skills at BBC Gardener's World Live About Edge Edge is an independent education foundation. It is dedicated to raising the status of practical and vocational learning, so that all young people have the opportunity to achieve their potential, and the UK's future workforce is equipped with the skills to be successful in the modern economy . Edge believes that 'learning by doing' is as important as academic learning, and that there are many paths to success. About Brathay Brathay Hall Trust is a national charity that empowers young people to make a positive contribution to society. At the heart of Brathay is their work with young people ; to develop successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens . This was the basis on which Brathay was first founded 60 years ago and remains in place today. Brathay People in Organisations inspires people in teams to improve performance and increase the leadership capacity of their organisations. They deliver team and leadership development programmes to the Children's Workforce, as well as large private sector clients nationally and globally. 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