Dean McSweeney

• Age: 21 years

Competitor in Skill: Construction Metal Work
Country: Ireland

How did you get interested in your skill?
a. Family has a trade background

Where did you do your training for your skill?
a. Bowens forge, Schull, Co. Cork
b. Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Cork

How did you first find out about your Member organization and its programs?
a. Through Cork Institute of Technology

Who influenced you to pursue your skill as a career?
a. My parents
b. My employer
c. My college teacher

What is your experience in participating with your Member organization?
a. Completing in IrelandSkills 2012 and 2014

Describe your most memorable moment so far with WorldSkills?
a. Winning IrelandSkills 2014

Describe what your experience has been since your involvement with WorldSkills
a. Developing and improving my own skills, both personal and technical
b. Participating as team member with IrelandSkills

Did participating in the skills competitions and training for WorldSkills help you progress in your skill? Please describe.
a. Yes it did, see previous answer

What do you currently do? Where do you work?
a. I work for Bowens forge, Schull, Co. Cork as a metal fabricator

What are your future career aspirations?
a. Set-up and develop my own company
b. Create employment for future apprentices
c. Continue to involve myself with future training of competitors for IrelandSkills and WorldSkills