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Squad UK announced!

94 young people across 27 different skills will begin an 18-month intensive training programme to try and prove they have what it takes to compete

Neil Bentley-Gockmann

Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann OBE stepping down as CEO of WorldSkills UK

Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann OBE is stepping down as CEO of WorldSkills UK in May, after more than seven successful years leading the organisation.

Welcome back victorious Team UK!

Medal winning performances by Team UK, including gold medals in Aircraft Maintenance, Cabinet Making and bronze medals in Industry 4.0, Jewellery and Car Painting, saw

UK places tenth in the world at the WorldSkills 2022 Special Edition Competition

Medal winning performances by Team UK, including gold medals in Aircraft Maintenance, Cabinet Making and bronze medals in Industry 4.0, Jewellery and Car Painting, saw

Congratulations to 2022’s finalists and medallists

More than 500 young students and apprentices took part in finals in over 60 disciplines held at seven venues across the UK earlier this month.

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards 2023 are open for nominations!

We need your nominations to show those making a difference just how important their work is, and to give them the recognition they deserve!

More colleges join the Centre of Excellence

We're excited to announce that more further education institutions have been selected to join the skills revolution by becoming part of our Centre of Excellence.

Team UK’s Ewan Payne flying high after gold medal win in WorldSkills 2022 Aircraft Maintenance competition

RAF aircraft engineer, Ewan Payne, from Oxfordshire is on cloud nine after being crowned the world’s best at the WorldSkills 2022 Special Edition competition Aircraft

Photo of Owen competing internationally in the cabinet making competition

Our response to Lord Blunkett urging Labour to prepare a skills ‘revolution’

Commenting on the Council of Skills Advisers’ report to the Labour Party on learning and skills, WorldSkills UK said that investing in skills and empowering

More medals for Team UK at the WorldSkills 2022 Special Edition competition

We’re overjoyed to announce that James Boyes has taken home Team UK's first gold in the cabinet making competition in Basel, Switzerland, and George Schembri

UK and Kenya sign international training partnership

The UK will work much closer with Kenya to exchange knowledge, ideas and best practice following the signing of international skills partnership that aims to

National Competition 2022 finalists announced!

We’re delighted to reveal the incredible competitors who have made it through to the national finals of this year’s WorldSkills UK competition-based development programme!

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