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