Scottish lass named winner of SkillELECTRIC 2025

​​​​​​​Ellis Stevenson, an electrician from Moray, made history as the competition’s first-ever female champion

SkillELECTRIC crowned its 2025 competition winner, a Scottish sparkie, Ellis Stevenson, at the 2025 UK Final at Bridgend College.

Ellis made history as the competition’s first-ever female champion, following her outstanding performance.

SkillELECTRIC presented this year’s participants with a complex installation task. Participants had to complete it within strict time limits, marked against tough criteria including wiring and connection skills, inspecting and testing and fault finding.

Ellis recently completed her apprenticeship and works as an electrician with NICEIC-certified Cambell and McHardy, based in Moray.

Once the finalists have achieved qualified electrician status, NICEIC and EAL will provide them with the opportunity to build on what they have learnt during the competition and attend training in key low-carbon technologies: EV charging, solar PV, and energy storage, aligned with the Electrician Plus model.

Ellis Stevenson commented: “SkillELECTRIC has been a real challenge and a huge learning experience. I am delighted that all of my training and practice paid off, and to come away with the gold is fantastic. I had a lot of help along the way, from the other competitors, my college lecturer, Iain McBean, and Campbell and McHardy. There's so much to learn, especially with the introduction of new green technologies, and I'm excited to keep growing within the electrical field.”

Adam Souter of NICEIC-certified McDonald and Munro took second place with Fabian Maciejewski of NICEIC-certified East Goscote Electrics in third. Ewan Forsythe received a Highly Commended.