REFRIGERATION and air conditioning apprentice,Ashley Wilson from South Eastern Regional College (SERC), has been named the best in the UK.
Ashley took first prize at the UK’s national SkillFridge competition in Birmingham.
This is the third consecutive year SERC has taken the prestigious title home to Northern Ireland.
Ashley beat off stiff competition from five other apprentices from across the UK colleges and training providers to win this year’s competition, which took place during the ACR Show 2016.
Silver went to Ashley’s classmate Chris Hoy who is employed by A&B Refrigeration & Air Conditioning.