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.
The Endorsed Trainer Programme is open to educators, teaching & learning and quality staff as well as advanced practitioners who have either remission or the capacity within their current role to drive and embed the WorldSkills UK pedagogical methodologies from within. This in turn, will raise standards of assessment and the competition culture in the organisation through the ability to tailor CPD to their specific requirements creating an even greater impact and influence change.
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!
Explore how the Centre of Excellence is transforming teaching and learning through real case studies.
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 | Glasgow Clyde College | Remit Training |
| Access Training | Glass and Fenestration Training Solutions Ltd | RNN Group |
| ACT Training | Gloucesteshire Engineering Training | Rochdale Training |
| Adult Community Learning | Gower College Swansea | Salford City College |
| Ayrshire College | Grimsby Tec | Scarborough TEC |
| Barking & Dagenham College | Halesowen College | SCUC (Solihull College and University Centre) |
| Barnsley College | Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC) | Shrewsbury Colleges Group |
| Bath College | Hartlepool College of Further Education | South Bank Colleges |
| Birmingham Metropolitan College | Havant and South Downs College | South Essex College |
| Bishop Burton College | Heart of Worcestershire College | South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) |
| Blackpool and The Fylde College | Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College | South Staffordshire College |
| Bolton College | Hertford Regional College | South West College |
| Borders College | Hopwood Hall College & University Centre | Southern Regional College |
| Boston College | Hugh Baird College | Stoke-on-Trent College |
| BPP Education Group (Firebrand/Estio) | Hull College | Suffolk New College |
| Bradford College | Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) | Sunderland College Group (Education Partnership North) |
| Bridgend College | Imperial College London | Sunderland Engineering Training Association Ltd (Seta) |
| Brooklands College | Inspire Education Group | Tameside College |
| Burnley College | Kendal College | TDR Training |
| Burton and South Derbyshire College | Kidderminster College | Telford College |
| Bury College | Kirklees College | The Bedford College Group |
| Buxton College – University of Derby | Kleek Apprenticeships | The Brook House Sixth Form College (BSix College) |
| Calderdale College | Lakes College, West Cumbria | The City of Liverpool College |
| Capital City College Group | Leicester College | The College of West Anglia |
| Cardiff and Vale College | Lincoln College | The Colleges Partnership |
| Carlisle College | Luminate Education Group | The Education Training Collective |
| Chelmsford College | Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) | The Focus Training Group |
| Chesterfield College | Merthyr Tydfil College | The Manchester College |
| Chichester College Group | Mid-Kent College | The Oldham College |
| City of Glasgow College | Middlesbrough College | The Sheffield College |
| City of Wolverhampton College | Milton Keynes College Group | The Trafford and Stockport College Group |
| City St George’s University | Morley College | The University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre |
| Colchester Institute | Moulton College | The Windsor Forest Colleges Group |
| Coleg Cambria | Myerscough College | Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) |
| Coleg Gwent | Nelson & Colne College | Total Training Provision |
| Coleg Sir Gar/Coleg Ceredigion | New College Lanarkshire (NCLAN) | UHI Inverness College |
| Coleg Y Cymoedd | New College Swindon | UHI Perth College |
| COPA (North Wales Training) | New College, Durham | University College of Birmingham |
| Debut Training Academy | Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) | University of Derby |
| Defence College of Technical Training (DCTT) | Newcastle College | University of Kent |
| DN Colleges Group | North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT) | University of Portsmouth |
| Dudley College of Technology | North Kent College | Waltham Forest College |
| Dumfries & Galloway College | North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | Warrington and Vale Royal College |
| Dundee and Angus College | North West Regional College | Warwickshire College Group |
| Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College | North West Training Council | West Herts College Group |
| East Coast College | Northampton College | West Lancashire College |
| East Durham College | Northern Regional College | West Lothian College |
| Edinburgh College | Northumberland Skills | West Suffolk College |
| Emtec (Nottingham College) | NPTC Group of Colleges | Weston College |
| Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group (ENDC) | NTG Training | Wigan and Leigh College |
| Farnborough College of Technology | Oaklands College | Wiltshire College and University Centre |
| Fife College | Portland Training | Wirral Metropolitan College |
| FMG Repair Services | Preston College | Worthing College |
| Gateshead College | Real Time Education | XR Training |
| Gen2 – Genii Engineering & Technology Training | Reaseheath College | York College |
