Welder, Reece Taylor from Consett, has become a member of the Squad UK Pool; this is the first step towards the next International WorldSkills Competition. He is currently serving an apprenticeship at Dyer Engineering in Consett, County Durham, and is training for his welding qualifications at Derwentside College. All of the top three highest scoring candidates from the North East Regional Semi Final of SkillWeld2013 are apprentices at Derwentside College.