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.

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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

Skills Development Hub

Our Skills Development Hub is our home of skills excellence hosting free tools and resources to support teachers and trainers to develop themselves and their learners. The Hub hosts a wealth of material to support curriculum planning and delivery, making world-class skills development accessible to educators and young people.

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CPD for FE educators

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

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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.

Role model resources

Our role model resources are a series of lesson plans, presentations and video case studies designed to support young people into making the right career choice.

Role model resources

Spotlight on Green Jobs

Our Spotlight on Green Jobs, in partnership with NCFE, is bringing together the UK’s leading employers and apprentices on 9-10 March to inspire young people to consider vocational pathways which will lead them to green careers.