The WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, in partnership with specialist awarding organisation NCFE, is a workforce development programme that empowers educators and education leaders to use international best practice to drive excellence in technical education and apprenticeships.
We deliver a trusted, nationally recognised evidence-led workforce development programme that improves teaching quality, learner outcomes, and institutional performance.
World-class teacher training and interactive networks provide members of the programme with access to innovative, evidence-based learning and assessment methodologies. These are underpinned by WorldSkills UK’s 70 years of experience in developing students and apprentices to world class standards and NCFE’s expertise in curriculum and assessment design.
Together, WorldSkills UK and NCFE are bringing this programme to even more institutions and educators to increase the social and economic impact of world-class teaching. Collaborating with partners in education, industry and government, the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence is working to establish the UK as a leader in delivering world-class education and training to drive jobs, investment and economic growth.
World-class teacher training offers practitioners an evidence-based approach to teaching, training and assessment that covers pedagogy and practice, performance psychology and mindset skills development, all endorsed by NCFE. Technical masterclasses in high-growth sectors are also available as well as training sessions in AI and future skills.
Network for innovation offers senior leaders the opportunity to connect with their peers across the UK, representatives from industry and WorldSkills UK’s international partners to collaborate and share best practice to drive innovation and excellence.
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As a member of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, you gain access to:
to embed world-class practices and foster a culture of innovation and excellence.
with an evidence-informed approach to teaching, training and assessment – endorsed by NCFE.
in high-growth sectors, equipping educators with the latest cutting-edge skills.
connecting leaders with peers across the UK, industry representatives, and international partners to share best practice.
with industry and government partners.
promoting continuous learning, adaptability, and professional development for educators.
and driving innovation and growth through technical excellence.
to help young people from all backgrounds access world-class training for the future of work.
We visited Firebrand to find out how they have utilised the Centre of Excellence Programme. Firebrand is an Independent Training Provider with training centres around the world specialising in Cyber Security and Digital Skills.
This video features highlights from the WorldSkills UK Technical Leadership Learning Visit at Hull College. This CPD event provided valuable insights for technical leaders across the UK’s Four Nations.
The one-day visit allowed participants to exchange ideas, share resources, and discuss ways to drive innovation and raise standards. Hull College, as a Centre of Excellence member, showcased how WorldSkills UK methodologies help raise standards and develop skills excellence. Their message: Context is a challenge, not an excuse!
We offer teachers, trainers and support staff an evidence-informed approach to teaching, training and assessment underpinned by our models of excellence.
WorldSkills UK in partnership with NCFE, invite you to apply to undertake a group collaborative innovation project, involving a minimum of three further and higher technical education providers, to address one of the priority themes shared.
Applications now closed.
| Abingdon and Witney College | Fife College | Remit Training |
| Access Training | Firebrand Training | RNN Group |
| ACT Training | FMG Repair Services | Rochdale Training |
| Adult Community Learning | Gen2 – Genii Engineering & Technology Training | Scarborough TEC |
| Aldershot College | Glasgow Clyde College | SCUC (Solihull College and University Centre) |
| AMRC Training Centre | Glass and Fenestration Training Solutions Ltd | Shrewsbury Colleges Group |
| Ayrshire College | Gloucesteshire Engineering Training | South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) |
| Barking & Dagenham College | Gower College Swansea | South Staffordshire College |
| Barnsley College | Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC) | South West College |
| Bath College | Havant and South Downs College | Southern Regional College |
| Bedford College | Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College | Stoke-on-Trent College |
| Birmingham Metropolitan College | Hertford Regional College | Stretford Campus – Trafford College |
| Blackpool and The Fylde College | Hopwood Hall – Middleton Campus | Suffolk New College (Suffolk Rural) |
| Bolton College | Hull College | Sunderland College Group (Education Partnership North) |
| Borders College | Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) | Sunderland Engineering Training Association Ltd (Seta) |
| BPP Education Group (Firebrand) | Imperial College London | Tameside College |
| Bradford College | Kirklees College | TDR Training |
| Bridgend College | Lakes College, West Cumbria | TEC Partnership (incl. East Riding College) |
| Brooklands College | Leicester College | Telford College |
| Burnley College | Lewisham College | The Brook House Sixth Form College (BSix College) |
| Burton and South Derbyshire College | LTE Group | The City of Liverpool College |
| Bury College | Luminate Education Group | The College of West Anglia |
| Buxton and Leek College | Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) | The Colleges Partnership |
| Cardiff and Vale College | Merthyr Tydfil College | The Education Training Collective |
| Chelmsford College | Middlesbrough College | The Focus Training Group |
| Chichester College Group | Mid-Kent College | The Institutes of Technology Network |
| City of Glasgow College | Milton Keynes College | The Oldham College |
| City of Wolverhampton College | Morley College | The Sheffield College |
| City Skills | Moulton College | The Windsor Forest Colleges Group |
| City, University of London | Myerscough College | Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) |
| Coleg Cambria | Nelson & Colne College | UHI Perth College |
| Coleg Gwent | New College Durham | University College of Birmingham (UCB) |
| Coleg Sir Gar/ Coleg Ceredigion | New College Lanarkshire | University of Derby |
| Coleg Y Cymoedd | New College Swindon | University of Kent |
| COPA (North Wales Training) | North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT) | University of Portsmouth |
| Debut Training Academy | North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | University of Sheffield |
| Derwentside College | North West Regional College | Waltham Forest College |
| Doncaster College | North West Training Council | Warrington and Vale Royal College |
| Dudley College of Technology | NPTC Group of Colleges | West Herts College Group |
| Dumfries & Galloway College | NTG Training | West Lothian College |
| Dundee and Angus College | Oaklands College | West Suffolk College |
| East Coast College | Petroc | Weston College |
| East Durham College | Portland Training | Wigan and Leigh College |
| Edinburgh College | Preston College | Wiltshire College and University Centre |
| Emtec (Nottingham College) | Real Time Education | Wirral Metropolitan College |
| Estio Training | Reaseheath College | York College |
