Ben Murphy will represent cooking for the UK at WorldSkills

Three young men to represent the UK’s hospitality industry at WorldSkills

5th July 2011, 9:14am

Three talented young men from across the hospitality industry have been selected to take part in a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent the UK at WorldSkills London 2011.

Representing the UK in the hospitality skills are:

Cooking: Ben Murphy, 20, from London who works at Koffman's 

Restaurant Service: Wojciech Pastor, 20, from Auchterarder, Perthsire, who works at The Gleneagles Hotel 

Confectionery/Pastry: Stefan Howells, 21, from Oxford, who works at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

They were chosen to represent the UK after a tough four-day selection competition earlier this month. They will now step up their training to make sure that they are ready to compete at WorldSkills.

WorldSkills London 2011, which takes place at ExCeL from 5-8 October 2011, will be the world's largest international skills competition with young people from across the globe competing to be the 'best of the best'.

Skills minister John Hayes said: "Those representing the UK at WorldSkills will play a hugely important role in bringing the value of vocational skills and practical learning to national attention. I offer my warm support and congratulations to every member of the team.

"To support the ambitions of young people everywhere in our country, we have created a record number of apprenticeships, and we are building the best skills training system we've ever had."

Ben Murphy said: "It is a huge honour to have been selected to represent the UK at WorldSkills London 2011. I hope this opportunity will allow us to showcase how vocational learning can lead to successful employment and career opportunities. I know the next few months will be tough as we will be in training for the event and I really hope the whole of the country gets behind Team UK for WorldSkills London 2011 like they do our sporting teams."

The members of Team UK have been and will continue to be supported in their training by Edge, the independent education foundation, the Premier Supporter of Squad and Team UK and Brathay Trust, the Premier Training and Development Partner of Squad and Team UK. The Worshipful Company of Cooks also sponsors Team UK in Cooking.

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