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Team UK announced for EuroSkills Herning 2025

Our very brightest and best young apprentices and learners are heading to Denmark in September, to test their skills against the crème de la crème

WorldSkills UK and Barking & Dagenham College host Hungarian Minister for international collaboration and skill exchange

WorldSkills UK and Barking & Dagenham College, today (Thursday 23 January), hosted Deputy State Secretary, Mr Gergely Pálmai, from the Ministry of Culture and Innovation

Empowering Excellence: Transforming Education with WorldSkills UK Resources

At the heart of high-quality education lies the commitment to preparing students for real-world success, and Lisa Nicholson, CADD Lecturer and Course Leader in Computing

Case Study: Utilising WorldSkills UK Benchmarking Resources in Level Three Hairdressing

As the Course Director for the Level Three Hairdressing, Sarah has successfully integrated WorldSkills UK benchmarking resources on the Learning Lab into the curriculum to

Elevating Student Success through a WorldSkills Approach at New College Swindon

Introduction At New College Swindon (NCS), student success lies at the heart of our mission. Last year, Jane Davison, Assistant Principal for Quality and Education,

Enhancing Curriculum Excellence at AMRC through WorldSkills UK

As the Curriculum Manager at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), my primary focus is ensuring that our training aligns with world-class

My Experience at WorldSkills Lyon 2024

Before the Lyon Exchange visit, Wiltshire College and University Centre had been part of the Centre of Excellence for some years and had benefited from

Embedding WorldSkills UK Principles to Drive Excellence and Sustainability in Vocational Education

What is your involvement with WorldSkills UK? Since completing the Centre of Excellence Educators Training Programme with WorldSkills UK in 2022, I have developed a

Integrating Virtual Reality to Elevate Global Skills and Standards in Education

Involvement with WorldSkills UK and WorldSkills FranceAs a relatively new member of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, I was fortunate to participate in an

WorldSkills UK celebrates the country’s top apprentices and learners

The UK’s top apprentices and learners have been celebrated by WorldSkills UK (Friday 22 November) at a glittering ceremony at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

Medals rain down on Team UK

Team UK deliver medal winning performance on world stage at WorldSkills Lyon 2024.

WorldSkills UK Chief Executive, Ben Blackledge, reacts to UK election results

Ben said “Congratulations to Sir Keir Starmer on becoming Prime Minister and forming a new Labour Government."