WorldSkills UK

Who we are

We are an independent charity and work with employers, education and governments.

We’re a proud member of WorldSkills, a global movement of over 80 countries. WorldSkills supports young people across the world via competitions-based training, assessment and benchmarking, with members’ national teams ultimately testing their ability to achieve world-class standards in the biennial ‘skills olympics’.

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Who we help

Educators and tutors

We develop educators, by sharing international best practice, to deliver high-quality training and assessment.

Tonicha Roberts competing in Laboratory Technician competition

Young people

We inspire young people, whatever their background, to choose high-quality apprenticeships and technical education as a prestigious career route

Employers

We innovate to help employers by benchmarking with skills systems from across the world to inform policy and practice, ensuring high-quality skills and boosting the UK economy.

Discover what we offer

Performance tables launched

We’ve published, for the first time, national competition scoring data by organisation. This will provide organisations with a reliable and accessible source of comparative information on WorldSkills UK competitor attainment. The performance tables will show each organisation’s average score, by skill, compared to the UK average. The

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CPD for FE educators

Our interactive online CPD event, in partnership with ETF, will help TVET educators advance their teaching skills and introduce innovative ways to develop excellence in training students and apprentices.

Centre of Excellence

The Centre of Excellence, the first of its kind launched in the UK, draws on our unique insights into global skills systems and utilises NCFE’s expertise in curriculum development to mainstream excellence in skills development.

Skills taskforce for global Britain

We’ve come together to set a new level of ambition to be a world-leading skills economy.

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Spotlight Talks: Inspiring careers excellence

Spotlight Talks: Inspiring careers excellence brought together the UK’s leading employers and apprentices to inspire even more young people, from all walks of life, to take up technical career routes and apprenticeships.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards

In partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, we’re delighted to announce that our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Heroes Awards will take place on 24 February 2022.

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