The Foundation Skills competitions have been created to showcase the skills of students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), additional learning needs (ALN), or who require additional support for learning (ASL). Participants will be tested against core competencies aligned to Entry level 3 or level 1.
These competitions provide excellent opportunities for students and learners to develop their vocational skills, employability and wider skills for work, personal, social and independence skills.
How competing has helped Peter build confidence and learn new skills.
Important Information: Skill Specific Rules
Creativity
Time management
Work under pressure
Hygeine
Attention to detail
Safe handling of equipment
Food preparation
Communication skills
Our library of endorsed local skills competition briefs ‘benchmarking assessments’ helps prepare learners to build technical skills, productivity, and mindset competencies for national competition success, including employability progression pathways.
Paired with the benchmarking tracker, educators can record progress, identifying strengths and target areas for improvement. Together, they offer a reliable, standards-led framework, creating a sustainable model for skills development that supports educators to empower learners to be competition ready.
Registrations open at 9am on Monday 3 March and will close midnight Friday 28 March.
Registrations open on Monday 2 March 2026, 9am and will close Friday 27 March 2026, midnight.
Qualifiers will take place Tuesday 23 June and Wednesday 24 June 2026 at North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College – Nuneaton Campus.
To help finalists prepare ahead of the UK Final, we will provide relevant technical training and share mindset development techniques, to support them to remain focused on achieving success.
Prepare students and apprentices by engaging with our benchmarking resources to master their skills and mindset masterclasses to build confidence and resilience on the WorldSkills UK Learning Lab.
The National Finals are scheduled to take place in Wales during the week commencing 16 November 2026.
