Who we are

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’. The insights we gain from training as part of this global network enables us to embed world-class training standards across the UK to help drive investment, jobs and economic growth.

Vision

We believe in the value and prestige of technical education and its potential to empower young people and drive growth.

Mission

To embed world-class training standards across the UK to improve the quality of apprenticeships and technical education for the benefit of all young people and business. WorldSkills UK is a four nations partnership between education, industry and UK governments. It is a world-class skills network acting as a catalyst for:

Raising standards through international benchmarking and professional development
Championing future skills through analysis of rapidly changing economic demand
Empowering young people from all backgrounds, through competitions-based training and careers advocacy.

Our values:

We are driven by excellence

We deliver excellence in UK skills at a global level. Our ambitions for young people are mirrored in the standards we set ourselves. We take pride in our reputation for quality, aim high, and support each other to be the best we can be.

We innovate with purpose

We work at our best in a spirit of joint endeavour and collaboration. We create space to listen, share, challenge, celebrate achievements and learn from setbacks. We create a respectful, dynamic and inclusive environment where colleagues are able to achieve their potential.

We are people-centred and professional

We build positive, collaborative relationships with colleagues as well as stakeholders. We seek to understand each other’s priorities, show kindness and respect in our interactions, and to build trust and clarity through honest and open communication.

Our Impact

140,000

young people benefitting each year

371m

media circulation each year

97%

of colleges engaged in 23-24

92%

of young people engaging with WorldSkills UK believe it improved their knowledge of technical and vocational training

5,800

of educators benefitted from our CPD

90%

of educators saw a positive impact on the quality of delivery, training, and assessment.

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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.

Young people and parents

We inspire young people, whatever their background, to choose high-quality apprenticeships and technical education as prestigious career routes.

Employers and organisations

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.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion because we want to help as many young people as possible, from all backgrounds, get the best start in work and life.

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Leadership and governance

Our leadership team

The senior leadership team is the formal management group to lead and develop WorldSkills UK as an independent charity.

Meet the team

Our board

Our Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance of the charity and company limited by guarantee.

Meet the board

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Annual accounts and reviews

Each year we are independently audited to ensure that we have used our public funding appropriately and with proper controls and care. We also produce an annual review to demonstrate the impact we’ve made.

Read our accounts

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Procurement

As a registered charity and custodian of public funding, we have an obligation to ensure that we use our resources responsibly and that we achieve best value of money.