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Registrations open for WorldSkills UK’s National Competitions
Students and apprentices have until 24 March to apply to compete in over 50 different skill disciplines where they will battle it out against the
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WorldSkills UK EDI Heroes Awards 2023 winners announced!
Find out who won in each category of the 2023 WorldSkills UK EDI Heroes Awards
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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