Why skills excellence matters to small businesses, and the importance of effective partnership working

WorldSkills UK in partnership with NCFE invite you to attend our online forum exploring why skills excellence matters to small businesses, and the importance of effective partnership working. Small businesses are vital to the UK economy, but more than half of them struggle to recruit skilled workers. Bridging the gap between education and industry to co-design and deliver technical education and training programmes tailored to meet needs is crucial to fostering skills excellence.

Date: 25 September 2024

Time: 10:00 – 11:30

Venue: Online

 

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Explore World-Class Skills Development Resources with WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK has developed free, on-demand benchmarking tools and resources across a wide range of skills, informed by global insights and best practices from our WorldSkills Global Community. These resources are designed to support high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment, helping educators boost learner confidence, resilience, and skills mastery for progression to higher technical study or employment.

Join us online to explore these resources and hear from educators and members of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence on how they’ve effectively used them to raise standards and champion skills development. We’ll also provide updates on our international skills fact sheets, and how your learners can get involved in competitions at local, regional, and national levels.

Date: 26 September 2024

Time: 11:00 – 12:30

Venue: Online

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International Educator Exchange Visit, Lyon 24: Insights and experiences shared

On 4 October, 10 – 11.30am, we are hosting a best practice online dissemination event where further and higher education colleagues who participated in the WorldSkills UK International Exchange Visit to Lyon 24 will disseminate their learnings and discuss their key takeaways. They will focus on how they plan to action what they have learned within their own educational settings, to support quality improvement in teaching, learning and assessment. There will also be an opportunity to hear how you can apply to join future International Exchange Visits, to include our visit to Finland in February 2025, enabling knowledge exchange and the mainstreaming of international best practice, to raise standards and champion future skills.

Date: 4 October 2024

Time: 10:00 – 11:30

Venue: Online

 

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Skills for Success in the UK Screen Industries: The role of technical and vocational education and training

In partnership with NCFE, WorldSkills UK is pleased to invite you to our online forum exploring how technical and vocational education and training can deliver skills for success in the UK screen industries. This follows the publication of WorldSkills UK’s recent report showing colleges, universities and training providers underpinning the regional growth and global competitiveness of these sectors and finding solutions to skills and diversity challenges.

This session will provide senior leaders, managers, educators, employers, and stakeholders, with first-hand, real-world insights into how technical education providers are meeting the needs of the UK screen industries and providing opportunities for young people of all backgrounds. By attending, you will join fellow Centre for Excellence members in learning from innovative and successful approaches to curriculum design, interdisciplinary working, employer collaboration, and engaging underrepresented groups in high-quality provision.

Date: 10 October 2024

Time: 10:00 – 11:30

Venue: Online

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The next Digital Communities of Practice

Educators in various fields face difficulties keeping up with changing technical skills and meeting industry needs. Likewise, industries struggle to find skilled workers for immediate roles.

Bringing educators and industry experts together offers a chance to anticipate skill changes and prepare a workforce for the future. Internationally, collaboration can help address the ever-changing landscape of skill development.

Please review our Digital Charter before signing-up, which can be found at: Digital Charter – Communities of Practice

Date: 16 October 2024

Time: 16:15 – 17:45

Venue: Online

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Advanced Manufacturing Community of Practice

Educators in Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing face challenges keeping up with technical skills, meeting industry needs and building pathway awareness. All of this compounded by the need for the skilled technical workforce at all levels.

Bringing educators and industry experts together offers a chance to anticipate skill changes and prepare a workforce for the future. Internationally, collaboration can help address the ever-changing landscape of skill development.

Please review our Advanced Manufacturing Charter before signing-up, which can be found at: Advanced Manufacturing Charter – Communities of Practice


Date: 23 October, 2024

Time: 16:15 PM
Venue: Online

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