Section three: UK Insights

There are some very good further educational institutions across the UK providing excellent resources to train young people towards international standards of excellence.  Many, have dedicated staff championing the work in their colleges who invest a lot of their time and resources to train young people towards those international standards. 

There are also very motivated and committed young people who are prepared to push themselves to achieve world class standards.  

The Hospitality industry in the UK is ranked as one of the top performing internationally with world renowned five-star establishments. Unfortunately, these establishments are in small numbers, and more work needs to be done to build better partnerships between industry and education.  At Level 5 and Level 6 in hospitality, there is too much emphasis on academic subjects.  There needs to be more practical / hands on work experience included in the course. 

What are the UKs areas for development? 

• upgrade of facilities and training infrastructure  

• staff training and professional development, carried out in partnership with industry.  

• review of current curriculum, with changes made so it reflects the higher standards set at WorldSkills. 

1. Literacy  

2. Numeracy  

3. IT Skills  

4. Team Building  

5. Communication Skills: verbal, non-verbal and written  

6. Working with others  

1. Personal presentation  

2. Posture and stance  

3. Interpersonal skills  

4. Intrapersonal skills  

5. Self esteem  

6. Self confidence  

7. Self determination  

There are technical masterclasses available on our WorldSkills UK Learning Lab that showcase how to develop excellence in the areas of:  

• carving of smoked salmon 

• carving of roast chicken 

• filleting of Dover sole 

• preparation of steak Diane 

• preparation of fruit cocktails,  

• boxing of table  

• folding of napkins 

• barista coffees 

Please click on the Learning Lab link at the bottom of this web page.