{"id":721,"date":"2017-11-02T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technocamps.com\/?p=721"},"modified":"2020-12-03T13:29:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T13:29:42","slug":"web-development-star-represents-gb-in-worldskills-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technocamps.com\/en\/2017\/11\/02\/web-development-star-represents-gb-in-worldskills-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Development Star Represents GB in WorldSkills Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alfie Hopkins, a young Welsh Web Development Star from Llanelli, South Wales has represented Great Britain in the WorldSkills Finals in Abu Dhabi this October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WorldSkills is an annual event where competitors from countries across the world compete in a variety of \u2018skills\u2019 to be crowned champion. 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