WorldSkills UK is a partnership between businesses, education and Governments that accelerates young people’s careers giving them the best start in work and life.
We achieve this through our three core programmes:
Directions
Delivering inspiring careers advice through events, role models and careers advice resources.
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Champions
Competitions drive up technical and employability skills and we showcase these at local, national and international levels.
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Accelerate
Research, thought leadership, new tech competitions and using global insight into training and employability skills
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14 AUG 2019
The Kazan countdown is on: the transformative potential of our Russian skills journey
The waiting is almost over: we are now only days away from the skills Olympics!
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14 AUG 2019
Team UK meets Secretary of State for Education
The team of elite young apprentices and students met with Gavin Williamson MP as they gear up to represent the UK at WorldSkills Kazan 2019.
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24 JUL 2019
Welcome Boris! Now let’s give the UK the world-class skills upgrade our young people deserve
We wish Boris Johnson well as he begins his time in 10 Downing Street. The fact that the PM dedicated a whole article to skills so recently indicates the seriousness which he and his administration are going to apply to the issue which, those of us who work with our young people every day of the year know, matters so much.
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WorldSkills UK LIVE
WorldSkills UK LIVE is the nation’s largest skills and careers event that helps to shape the future of a new generation.
Meet Team UK 2019
WorldSkills UK brings together the best students and apprentices from across the UK to compete in the prestigious Skills Olympics.
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Read our blogs and policy digests on apprenticeships, technical education and employment.
