User:Sahil Kapil

 Sahil Kapil, a student of MFA from Government College of Art Chandigarh, is a trainer of Team India in the skill of Painting and Decorating for WorldSkills India. He is the first Indian student who represented India in WorldSkills ( Skill Olympic) in &ldquo; Painting and Decorating &rdquo; category. He represented India three times in WorldSkills contests, first in Worldskills Asia (2018) held in Abu Dhabi, followed by Global Skill Challenge (2019) held in Melbourne, Australia. Then he took part in Skill Olympics Worldskills (2019) held in Kazan, Russia. Sahil got a Silver medal in India Skills (2018) and was honoured with the Satish Gujral Award in Annual Art Exhibition (2019) held at the College of Art, Chandigarh. Sahil, who hails from Bilaspur (HP), says, &ldquo;My journey started from a zonal level competition in Chandigarh, where I got third position. Then I participated in the State level competition, where I got a Silver medal, followed by regional level competition, where I got a Bronze medal. After that NSDC provided me expert training along with other competitors in Kolkata, to improve our skills to participate at National level. I got a Silver medal at National level. After a few weeks, I received a mail from NSDC, informing that I was selected to represent my skill in WorldSkills Asia (2018) in Abu Dhabi as a guest.&rdquo; &ldquo;It was a big Moment for my family and teachers&rdquo; My expert Hakim Sir organized a training camp in Kolkata where I improved my skills. At WorldSkills Asia 2018, India participated as a guest country. It was full of learning for all competitors and I started practicing at home too. In 2019, I got another good news that I was selected to represent India as a competitor at Global Skills Challenge (2019) in Melbourne, Australia. My parents, teachers and friends all were very happy with the achievement. I did my training in Kolkata and also started my daily practice.&rdquo; Sahil also represented India for Skill Olympics Worldskills 2019 in Kazan, Russia Sahil belongs to a middle class family, including his father, mother and elder brother. His father works at a club, mother works at a school and brother is in the Indian Navy. Now, Sahil is training another students for the WorldSkills platforms in the trade of painting and decorating.