Success stories

What makes our Skills Champions so special?

WorldSkills UK Volunteer and Alumni Manager Thomas Shirt explains why our Skills Champions have such an important role to play in inspiring the next generation.

Meet our Diversity and Inclusion Heroes: Catcote Academy Sixth Form

Paul Sowerby, Key Stage 5 Curriculum Lead at Catcote Academy Sixth Form, was awarded the Programme/Initiative of the Year award.

WorldSkills Unsung Heroes shortlist revealed!

The shortlist for the new WorldSkills Unsung Hero category at the Tes FE Awards has been announced.

UK’s best on Road to Shanghai

Skilled elite to help transform technical education training: WorldSkills UK named the 137 apprentices and students to join its talent programme for the ‘skills olympics’.

Meet our Diversity and Inclusion Heroes: Raisa Matadar

Raisa was recently awarded the Rising Star award – sponsored by Coca-Cola European Partners – at the Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards hosted in November.

WorldSkills UK Competitor appointed to Champions Trust

WorldSkills UK Competitor Dan McCabe has been announced as a European representative of the WorldSkills Champions Trust, becoming one of eight new representatives appointed.

UK’s best honoured at WorldSkills UK LIVE

The UK’s best young apprentices and students were crowned the nations’ No.1 in a glittering ceremony in Birmingham on Saturday 23 November.

Time to celebrate WorldSkills’ unsung heroes

Anyone who has watched the progress of the outstanding young people that make up Team UK knows the enormous amount of work that is required.

Celebrate our WorldSkills Unsung Heroes!

The prestigious Tes FE Awards now include a ‘WorldSkills Unsung Heroes’ category to celebrate those who go above and beyond to support our young competitors.

Thoughts from Kazan – Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann

Skills Olympics took place in Kazan, Russia - a spectacular global celebration of young people and skills that will live long in all attendees' memories.

Thoughts from Kazan – Marion Plant

My participation in the global conference challenged my thinking on how to prepare my teacher workforce for a future where technologies play a greater role.

Gold and Glory in Kazan

Team UK - The UK’s top young students & apprentices (and former apprentices) – flew home from Russia covered in gold and glory.