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

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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International Skills Summit

Our third International Skills Summit at the City of Glasgow College took place on 26 April. Hosted by Ayesha Hazarika and supported by NCFE and BCS, it focused on the role high-quality skills and apprenticeships play in driving the UK economy. All sessions are now available to watch on demand.

Centre of Excellence

The WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence is an award winning workforce development pilot to transfer insights from global skills systems and world-class practices to equip educators across technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with the knowledge and skills to embed international best practice to advance technical teaching, training and assessment.

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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Spotlight on Green Jobs

Our Spotlight on Green Jobs, in partnership with NCFE, brought 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.

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Competition Development Programme

Our Competition Development Programme helps students and apprentices benchmark and develop their skills by completing online assessments based on our national competitions.

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