Overview

Digital Construction is the process where digital tools create, coordinate and manage Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) digital assets across the entire project.

The competition reflects the practical, hands on skills to enhance the process of delivering and operating the built Environment. Working on a Digital Construction project information model, competitors will be required to produce Structural and Architectural Models and should have a full understanding of ISO 19650-1 and 19650-2 BIM standards and be able to apply their knowledge practically in different situations. Competitors must use Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Navisworks and Autodesk Construction Cloud software to complete the tasks

You can find a suite of materials and resources to help you prepare for the Digital Construction competition here. Along with the datasets to download under the ‘useful resources’ section.



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The skills you need to demonstrate

  • Interpret client brief

  • Time management

  • Quality assurance

  • Problem solving

  • Attention to Detail

  • Communication

  • Modelling

  • Visualisation

Useful resources

Prepare for competition success

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.

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Contact details

wsukbim@nclan.ac.uk

Entry criteria

  • This competition is intended for those studying, training and/or working in the Digital Construction Industry. The competition is based on the skills attained by trainees who are studying or enrolled on a level 6 programme or who have achieved a level 6 qualification in the last 12 months. (Up to level 6 for England, Northern Ireland and Wales, up to level 9 for Scotland or up to four years’ experience, including education and a working environment).
  • Practical skills in Autodesk Revit, Autodesk certified user level or equivalent. Competitors should be able to create a small residential building in Revit.
  • Competitors should be familiar with the core competencies (these can be found in the National Standard of Excellence ‘Useful Information’ section).

How it works

Registrations open on Monday 2 March 2026, 9am and will close Friday 27 March 2026, midnight.

The entry stage will take place from Monday 20 April to Friday 24 April 2026, online.

WorldSkills UK will be capping numbers from Entry Stage to Qualifiers, dependent on the number of entries, this will be 3 per organisation.

Qualifier will be online and will take place on Wednesday 10 June 2026, 9am to 4pm.

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.

Competitors who are age eligible and have achieved the benchmark score will be invited to opt into Squad UK for the WorldSkills 2028 cycle, subject to the skill progressing to the international competition cycle.

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