Transferring global insights to drive standards
Our international training team are transferring unique insights from global standards to support and invigorate development of technical and vocational qualifications in the UK.
Our international training team are transferring unique insights from global standards to support and invigorate development of technical and vocational qualifications in the UK.
From 10-15 September 2024, Our WorldSkills UK Team members will be competing with 1,500 competitors from around the world in 60 skills with over 250,000 visitors in attendance at the 47th WorldSkills International Competition in Lyon, France.
Competing in WorldSkills provides us with rich insights into the skills systems and practices to develop excellence in young people, in 80 different countries and regions. The valuable lessons we draw from benchmarking our performance is invaluable and through the Centre of Excellence, we will transfer these lessons in pursuit of mainstreaming excellence across technical and vocational education.
| Skill | Team UK competitor | Result |
| Industry 4.0 | Kamil Zmich & Liam Whitby | Bronze Medal |
| Cabinet Making | James Boyes | Gold Medal |
| Joinery | Ross Fiori | Medallion for Excellence |
| Jewellery | George Schembri | Bronze Medal |
| 3D Game Art | George Hutchison | Medallion for Excellence |
| Cyber Security | Luke Jowett & Sai Putravu | Medallion for Excellence |
| Web Technologies | Lewis Newton | Medallion for Excellence |
| Welding | William Hunt | Medallion for Excellence |
| Car Painting | Craig Kennedy | Bronze Medal |
| Digital Construction | Mona Nawaz | Medallion for Excellence |
| Hairdressing | Ellie Mumby | Medallion for Excellence |
| Cooking | Ash Hellowell | Medallion for Excellence |
| Restaurant Services | Simona Federova | Medallion for Excellence |
| Aircraft Maintenance | Ewan Payne | Gold Medal |
| Plumbing & Heating | Connor Cruden | Medallion for Excellence |
| Painting & Decorating | Thomas Nowell | Medallion for excellence |
| Electrical installation | Alex Rendall | Medallion for Excellence |
Our training team are highly motivated experts and coaches from across education, training and performance psychology with a passion for developing high-impact training programmes that accelerates the growth of young people’s skills from national competitions to world-class standards of excellence.
