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Deadline approaches for Turing Scheme

Further Education FE colleges are being encouraged to submit their applications for the Turing Scheme before 7 May at 12 noon.

Introducing our new Digital Construction Competition!

We're pleased to launch our new Digital Construction Competition, run in partnership with Autodesk.

Introducing our Virtual International Pressure Tests!

We’re joining forces with WorldSkills members from around the world to make our international training programmes available to colleges and training providers throughout the UK.

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New research highlights UK digital skills gap

We have published new research into the UK’s digital skills market ‘Disconnected: Exploring the digital skills gap’, with the Learning & Work Institute and Enginuity.

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Helping more young people develop their skills

We’re working with FE colleges to deliver our new ‘Inclusivity in Excellence’ programme.

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New research to help develop digital skills excellence

New research will help us better understand the UK’s digital skills gap and improve opportunities for young people in the digital technology sector.

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Working together to reach more young people

We have brought together our partners from across the skills system to form an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group.

New dates confirmed for EuroSkills St. Petersburg

The new dates for EuroSkills St. Petersburg 2023 have been confirmed as 16–20 August 2023.

Nominate your WorldSkills heroes!

Entries are now open for the TES FE Awards 2021, including the WorldSkills Hero award!

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New dates confirmed for WorldSkills Shanghai 2022

WorldSkills International have confirmed that the 46th WorldSkills Competition will now take place on 12–17 October 2022

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Progress on our Covid-19 five-point plan

Read the latest update on our progress on our five-point plan in response to Covid-19.

Celebrating our Diversity and Inclusion Heroes!

Today we celebrated those making a positive difference in the skills system as we revealed the winners of our Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards.

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