Ben Blackledge, Chief Executive, WorldSkills UK said:
“The Skills White Paper sets out an ambitious yet vital plan to make sure all young people get the best start in life through simplifying and strengthening pathways with the launch of V-levels, raising the quality of teaching and aligning skills with employer needs so they can build successful, well-paid careers.
I am delighted that the success of our partnership with NCFE, through our Centre of Excellence programme, has been recognised for giving educators access to world-class teacher training and will be a key part of the progress the Government wants to see in the skills sector.
Importantly this programme gives learners from all backgrounds the chance to achieve more, from encouraging those who could become NEETs to stay in education to helping students on higher technical education programmes finesse their skills and bring technical innovations to the priority industries that will power the UK’s growth.
The announcement of further Technical Excellence Colleges to support the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy will help put our technical education system on a par with the best internationally. We are proud to already be working with Technical Excellence Colleges in Construction, and will continue to use our international skills expertise to help drive the programme’s continued success.
We look forward to working with all our partners to help deliver the Government’s vision for skills, using decades of international skills competition experience to expand our world-class teacher training programme and make sure all young people can strive for excellence in their technical education journey.”
Read the Post-16 education and skills white paper.
