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John Noel Murray

Competitor in Skill: Plastering and Drywall Systems
Country: Ireland

How did you get interested in your skill?
Started working in a plastering career and liked it from the beginning

Where did you do your training for your skill?
ETB Waterford Training centre

How did you first find out about your Member organization and its programs?
Through my mentor

Who influenced you to pursue your skill as a career?
Myself

What is your experience in participating with your Member organization?
I competed in a national skills competion

Describe your most memorable moment so far with WorldSkills?
Being selected to represent Ireland in São Paulo this coming August

Describe what your experience has been since your involvement with WorldSkills
A lot organisation and hard word has gone into preparing for the finals in Brazil

Did participating in the skills competitions and training for WorldSkills help you progress in your skill? Please describe.
Yes very much so.
As I never used some or most of these materials the training and competition gave me a great insight into what I'll be showcasing in finals.

What do you currently do? Where do you work?
Plasterer.
Hurley & White Builders Dunmanway

What are your future career aspirations?
To own my own company