Barbadian WorldSkills cooking competitor, Reese-Ann Alleyne, has completed an intensive international training camp in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, as part of her preparation for WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 in September.

Held during the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference, the training camp brought together culinary competitors from Barbados, Canada, the US and Ireland. It provided a unique opportunity for participants to sharpen their skills in a competition-style environment, while building international connections ahead of the world’s largest skills competition.

Chief expert for cooking at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 and Canadian representative, Sean Kettley, said the camp was designed to expose competitors to the pressures and expectations of international competition.