Diversity and inclusion

Helping more young people develop their skills

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

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.

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.

Join us in celebrating our Award nominees!

Our Diversity and Inclusion Project Manager Kate Tymms explains why celebrating diversity and inclusion is so important to WorldSkills UK.

Congratulations to all our Award nominees!

The nominees for this year’s Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards, hosted in partnership with Coca-Cola European Partners have been revealed.

COVID-19 five point plan update

We launched our response to COVID-19 in April, setting out how we would adapt to continue our drive to mainstream excellence in UK skills systems.

WorldSkills UK LIVE Online

WorldSkills UK LIVE launches online, our exciting new digital offering focussed on inspiring, developing and mainstreaming excellence in skills for young people across the UK.

We need to go further, faster on inclusion

Our new data-driven approach to tracking diversity and inclusion in our work is helping shape our thinking on what specifically we can do next.

Our five-point plan for a more inclusive WorldSkills UK

Publishing a ground-breaking report on diversity and inclusion in WorldSkills UK’s work, Championing difference for a better workforce.

Skills Competitions for SEN learners

Our suite of Inclusive Skills Competitions enables young people with disabilities and learning difficulties the opportunity to showcase their skills in a competitive environment.

New report recommends how to increase diversity and inclusion in competitions

A new report published by The Social Innovation Partnership, ‘Championing difference for a better workforce’, sets out recommendations of how to increase diversity and inclusion.