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• UK team at 1968 Competition

  A black and white photograph of the UK team with Union Flag above the glacier at Zermatt, taken during one of the excursions typically organised in the early contents after the skills competition ended and while judging was taking place, a process that typically took around a week. This was the Bern competition. The photograph belonged to Fred Hill and carries his hand written description on the reverse. "Zermatt Switzerland July '68. British Team Raise the flag. After each competition all trams enjoy a week's cultural visit at the expense of the host country."
• Group photograph Bern 1968

  A group photograph of Swiss competitors and/or medal winners at 1968 Bern. Standing in the front row, fourth from the left, is Silvia Felix of Switzerland who won gold in Cabinetmaking, the first woman to do so. Third from the right is Yvonne Brand, also of Switzerland, who took home the gold medal in Ladies’ Hairdressing. Brand and Felix took part at the second contest to feature female competitors since the IVTO amended its rules in 1964 allowing women to compete.
• Silvia Felix at the podium, Bern 1968

  A black and white photograph of Silvia Felix of Switzerland shaking hands with fellow winners at the podium after receiving the gold medal for Cabinetmaking at the 1968 competition in Bern. Felix who was 19-years-old at the time blazed a trail for women in skills having won first place in a category that was hitherto the preserve of men. On the podium is the silver medal winner, J.C.J. Michels of the Netherlands and the bronze medallist Iwahana Yukinobu, of Japan. Bern 1968 was only the second event to feature female competitors - women began competing at the international contests the previous year in Madrid.
• Silvia Felix at the podium, Bern 1968

  A colour photograph of Silvia Felix of Switzerland shaking hands with fellow winners at the podium after receiving the gold medal for Cabinetmaking at the 1968 competition in Bern. Felix who was 19-years-old at the time blazed a trail for women in skills having won first place in a category that was hitherto the preserve of men. On the podium is the silver medal winner, J.C.J. Michels of the Netherlands and the bronze medallist Iwahana Yukinobu, of Japan. Bern 1968 was only the second event to feature female competitors - women began competing at the international contests the previous year in Madrid.
• Poster of the Spanish national VET Competition, Regional Phase, 1967

  Poster of the Spanish national VET Competition, Regional Phase, 1967
• Poster of the International Competition, 1967

  Poster of the International Competition, 1967
• Poster of the Spanish national VET Competition, Regional Phase, 1966

  Poster of the Spanish national VET Competition, Regional Phase, 1966
• Fred Hill and UK minister

  Fred Hill and the UK minister of labour, Ray Gunter, probably taken at or around the 1965 Glasgow Competition
• Poster of the Spanish national VET Competition, Regional Phase, 1965

  Poster of the Spanish national VET Competition, Regional Phase, 1965
• Francisco Albert Vidal giving a speech

  Francisco Albert Vidal giving a speech in La Paloma VET School. The man who is sit down on his right is Mr Mir, member of the School Board
• Layout of the Emblem for the 1964 International VET Competition (Portugal)

  Layout of the Emblem for the 1964 International VET Competition (Portugal)
• Brian Fuller

  Photo of Brian Fuller in 1964
• Spanish and UK competitors at the Competition in Duisburg

  A photograph from a competition with the handwritten caption on the reverse "British and Spanish lads, automobile repairs" The UK competitor is wearing a badge from the 1961 Duisburg Competition. It carries the stamp of VOTE, the Society for the Promotion of Vocational Training and Education, as the organisation for UK skills was first known.
• Poster of the Spanish National Competition, regional phase, 1960

  Poster of the Spanish national competition, regional phase, 1959
• Poster of the Spanish national Competition, regional phase, 1959

  Poster of the Spanish national competition, regional phase, 1959
• 89 Skills Olympics, poster

  89 Skills Olympics, poster, folded
• Safety at work poster

  One of a set of five posters to warn about the importance of safety at work. They were used at the Barajas VET School workshops in Madrid, Spain. (Accelerated VET School number 5 in the past, where the international competition took place in 1967).
• Safety at work poster

  One of a set of five posters to warn about the importance of safety at work. They were used at the Barajas VET School workshops in Madrid, Spain. (Accelerated VET School number 5 in the past, where the international competition took place in 1967).
• Safety at work poster

  One of a set of five posters to warn about the importance of safety at work. They were used at the Barajas VET School workshops in Madrid, Spain. (Accelerated VET School number 5 in the past, where the international competition took place in 1967).
• Safety at work poster

  A poster showing a man with a wounded hand which reads: por pequeña que sea tu herida "no matter how small your wound". Par of a set of five posters to warn about the importance of safety at work. They were used at the Barajas VET School workshops in Madrid, Spain. (Accelerated VET School number 5 in the past, where the international competition took place in 1967).
• Safety at work poster

  A poster showing an x-ray hand. The Spanish poster warns to protect your hands. Par of a set of five posters to warn about the importance of safety at work. They were used at the Barajas VET School workshops in Madrid, Spain. (Accelerated VET School number 5 in the past, where the international competition took place in 1967).
• Bricklaying Test Project at the 1958 Competition in Brussels

  Two photographs of the winner Test Project of Bricklaying at the 1958 Competition in Brussels, done by Don Gross
• 7th International Competition

  Set of 9 pictures. Amongthem, one of the UK team including the winners with their cups and one of the competitors working
• 7th International Competition

  2 photos on the particiption of Eric Slatford at the 7th International Competition in Madrid: A picture of Eric working in the Competition, and a picture of the 4 UK winners with their trophies
• 8th International Vocatinal Training Competition, Modena 1959

  1 group photo of the British team and 1 group photo of Len Wilcox with other Competitors