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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08 JUL 2020
Response to the Chancellor's statement
Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann OBE, CEO of WorldSkills UK welcomed the fact that young people were at the heart of the Government’s plans for the recovery
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03 JUL 2020
Ashleigh - Squad UK cooking competitor
Ashleigh was selected for Squad UK after winning a gold medal in Culinary Arts at last year's National Finals. She explains how taking part in our competitions has helped her perform at a world-class standard and how she felt being selected for Squad UK.
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02 JUL 2020
Back to the future as regeneration plan takes off
High quality digital skills will be ‘absolutely critical’ in the UK’s bid to attract foreign investment and help heal the worst economic ravages of the Covid crisis, a leading skills charity has warned.
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Careers Advice Toolkit
WorldSkills UK is pleased to introduce a free online careers toolkit. Download now for easily accessible resources that can be used to digitally support your students with career planning and employability skills.
WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence
The WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, the first of its kind to be launched in the UK, will draw on WorldSkills UK’s unique insights into global skills.
WorldSkills UK monitoring coronavirus developments
WorldSkills UK is actively monitoring developments regarding coronavirus (COVID-19).
