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Building homes and commercial projects, both indoors and outdoors and in all weather, with the highest standards of accuracy and skill.
The Bricklaying component of a house or building is usually the most visual aspect that people will see. The main responsibility for the bricklayer is to construct masonry components accurately and neatly according to the plans, which can often contain quite technical details.
No two projects are ever the same so the bricklayer has to be able to adapt their thinking and often find solutions to problems efficiently and effectively.
The bricklayer will interpret drawings, set out and measure, construct and finish to a high standard. They will begin with exceptional planning and scheduling skills, and continue work with concentration, precision, accuracy, and attention to detail to achieve an excellent finished project. They will work safely and tidily, with resilience and endurance.
Whether it is the brick work of a pathway, a wall or a house that next catches your eye, look closely at the expert work. In what you see, the outstanding bricklayer has demonstrated their keen skills in organization, communication, creativity and design, problem solving, and accuracy.
Important elements of the challenge include:
Competitors must build a test project using bricks and blocks of different materials.
A smooth finish using sand, lime and cement must be achieved.
Judges are also marking for the correct use of equipment and safe working practices.
The finished project must include decorative brickwork with projects and recesses.
Medal | Result | Competitor | Country/region |
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Gold | 734 | Zhibin Liang | China |
Gold | 733 | Robert Gradl | Austria |
Bronze | 728 | Trystan Sammut | Australia |
Medallion for Excellence | 724 | Hoa Tong Tho | Vietnam |
Medallion for Excellence | 720 | Jannes Wulfes | Germany |
Medallion for Excellence | 720 | Rohim Momin | India |
Medallion for Excellence | 720 | Tim Klessens | Netherlands |
Medallion for Excellence | 719 | Romain MICHON | France |
Medallion for Excellence | 718 | Kevin Hofer | Switzerland |
Medallion for Excellence | 718 | Anton Putzer | South Tyrol, Italy |
Medallion for Excellence | 714 | Silvio Crispim | Brazil |
Medallion for Excellence | 712 | Joshua Hunter | United Kingdom |
Medallion for Excellence | 711 | CHENG-YI ZHOU | Chinese Taipei |
Medallion for Excellence | 701 | Muhammad Nasir | Indonesia |
Medallion for Excellence | 700 | Pavel Kazantsev | Russia |
Medallion for Excellence | 700 | Pongsakorn Pramkasem | Thailand |
698 | Jacob Trærup Ahlgreen | Denmark | |
687 | MohammadJavad Tahani | Iran | |
681 | BYEONGHAK LEE | Korea | |
680 | Pierre-Olivier Desmarais | Canada | |
674 | MUHAMMAD DIN DUIN | Malaysia | |
659 | Myagmarsuren Tsetsegbadam | Mongolia | |
648 | ANDREI PIATKOUSKI | Belarus | |
648 | Ádám Zoltán Hédl | Hungary | |
642 | Luke Dutton | United States of America | |
631 | Roman Shishkin | Kazakhstan | |
616 | Ho Him Yau | Hong Kong, China | |
584 | Mihle Mvelakubi | South Africa | |
581 | Kakoro Johannes | Namibia | |
581 | Ntowa Mwale | Zambia | |
To reach the level of skills required to compete in a WorldSkills Competition takes several years of training and dedication. But the best time to start is now.
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