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 teaching and learning staff 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 | Fife College | Reaseheath College |
| Access Training | Firebrand Training | Remit Training |
| ACT Training | FMG Repair Services | RNN Group |
| Adult Community Learning | Gen2 – Genii Engineering & Technology Training | Rochdale Training |
| Aldershot College | Glasgow Clyde College | Scarborough TEC |
| AMRC Training Centre | Glass and Fenestration Training Solutions Ltd | SCUC (Solihull College and University Centre) |
| Ayrshire College | Gloucesteshire Engineering Training | Shrewsbury Colleges Group |
| Barking & Dagenham College | Gower College Swansea | South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) |
| Barnsley College | Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC) | South Staffordshire College |
| Bath College | Havant and South Downs College | South West College |
| Bedford College | Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College | Southern Regional College |
| Birmingham Metropolitan College | Hertford Regional College | Stoke-on-Trent College |
| Blackpool and The Fylde College | Hopwood Hall – Middleton Campus | Stretford Campus – Trafford College |
| Bolton College | Hull College | Suffolk New College (Suffolk Rural) |
| Borders College | Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) | Sunderland College Group (Education Partnership North) |
| BPP Education Group (Firebrand) | Imperial College London | Sunderland Engineering Training Association Ltd (Seta) |
| Bradford College | Kirklees College | Tameside College |
| Bridgend College | Lakes College, West Cumbria | TDR Training |
| Brooklands College | Leicester College | TEC Partnership (incl. East Riding College) |
| Burnley College | Lewisham College | Telford College |
| Burton and South Derbyshire College | LTE Group | The Brook House Sixth Form College (BSix College) |
| Bury College | Luminate Education Group | The City of Liverpool College |
| Buxton and Leek College | Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) | The College of West Anglia |
| Cardiff and Vale College | Merthyr Tydfil College | The Colleges Partnership |
| Chelmsford College | Middlesbrough College | The Education Training Collective |
| Chichester College Group | Mid-Kent College | The Focus Training Group |
| City of Glasgow College | Milton Keynes College | The Institutes of Technology Network |
| City of Wolverhampton College | Morley College | The Oldham College |
| City Skills | Moulton College | The Sheffield College |
| City, University of London | Myerscough College | The Windsor Forest Colleges Group |
| Coleg Cambria | NCG | Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) |
| Coleg Gwent | Nelson & Colne College | UHI Perth College |
| Coleg Sir Gar/ Coleg Ceredigion | New College Durham | University College of Birmingham (UCB) |
| Coleg Y Cymoedd | New College Lanarkshire | University of Derby |
| COPA (North Wales Training) | New College Swindon | University of Kent |
| Debut Training Academy | North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT) | University of Portsmouth |
| Derwentside College | North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | University of Sheffield |
| Doncaster College | North West Regional College | Waltham Forest College |
| Dudley College of Technology | North West Training Council | Warrington and Vale Royal College |
| Dumfries & Galloway College | NPTC Group of Colleges | West Herts College Group |
| Dundee and Angus College | NTG Training | West Lothian College |
| East Coast College | Oaklands College | West Suffolk College |
| East Durham College | Petroc | Weston College |
| Edinburgh College | Portland Training | Wigan and Leigh College |
| Emtec (Nottingham College) | Preston College | Wiltshire College and University Centre |
| Estio Training | Real Time Education | Wirral Metropolitan College |
| York College |
