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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10 DEC 2019
CBI Education & Skills Survey
The CBI/Pearson annual education and skills report 2019 was released at the end of last month. Now into its second decade, it remains a vital bellwether on the issues occupying the minds of the nation’s employers.
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05 DEC 2019
Our valuable volunteers
On International Volunteer Day, WorldSkills UK Volunteer and Alumni Manager Thomas Shirt celebrates the charity’s volunteers and explains why they make such a vital contribution.
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04 DEC 2019
Over 72,000 wowed at WorldSkills UK LIVE 2019
Over 72,000 people visited WorldSkills UK LIVE, the UK’s largest skills, careers and apprenticeships event, over three days (21-23 November 2019) at the NEC Birmingham.
Featured content
Careers Advice Toolkit
WorldSkills UK is pleased to introduce a free teaching toolkit to help you develop your students’ career planning and employability skills.
The WorldSkills UK Productivity Lab
Using international insights to drive UK productivity. WorldSkills UK has been benchmarking internationally and honing our training methods for many years.
Our thinking
Read our blogs and policy digests on apprenticeships, technical education and employment.
