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New report recommends how to increase diversity and inclusion in competitions
A new report published by The Social Innovation Partnership, ‘Championing difference for a better workforce’, sets out recommendations of how to increase diversity and inclusion.
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Celebrating National Careers Week
This National Careers Week, WorldSkills UK Head of Young People and Careers Dee Aylett-Smith explains our multi-layered approach to inspiring young people.
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Register today for WorldSkills UK Competitions!
From today, students and apprentices can register for WorldSkills UK Competitions in over 60 skills, offering a fantastic opportunity to test their skills against others.
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LGBT+ History Month: Role Modelling vital for LGBT+ young people
Changing perceptions and practice starts with leadership. We brought together senior LGBT leaders and allies to consider the challenges and opportunities faced by young people.
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Introducing the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence!
The WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence aims to mainstream excellence in skills development.
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How can we raise the status of technical education in the UK?
The latest WorldSkills UK Productivity Lab event – Raising the status of technical education: what can the UK learn from other countries.
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Who’s going to win the registration battle?
WorldSkills UK Business Analyst Ed takes a look at who's going to win the battle for the most competition registrations in 2020.
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Jos De Goey
On Friday 21 February the President and Chair of WorldSkills International, Jos de Goey, sadly passed away.
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Guest blog: Embedding the Seeing is Believing programme
NOCN Group Managing Director Graham Hasting-Evans explains why they embedded WorldSkills UK’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ programme into their new report on improving UK construction’s productivity.
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The road to Shanghai
WorldSkills UK Head of Education and Skills Competitions Parisa Shirazi explains the journey that Squad UK will be going on over the next 14 months.
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WorldSkills UK announces new appointment to Board of Trustees
WorldSkills UK has announced that Brian Doran, Principal and Chief Executive of Southern Regional College has joined its Board of Trustees.
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Meet the WorldSkills UK apprentices!
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (3-9 February 2020), we’re shining the spotlight on our hardworking WorldSkills UK apprentices, David, Hannah, Jasmine and Sam.
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