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The resilience of our competitors during the pandemic

On World Youth Skills Day, our Impact and Evaluation Manager John Lee explains what our recent survey shows about how young people are coping.

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A sea change for technical education

A sea change for technical education as investment in skills prioritised in the Treasury’s ‘Plan for Jobs’ and promised ‘a major shift.

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Response to the Chancellor’s statement

Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann OBE, CEO of WorldSkills UK welcomed the fact that young people were at the heart of the Government’s plans for the recovery.

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Back to the future as regeneration plan takes off

High quality digital skills will be ‘absolutely critical’ in the UK’s bid to attract foreign investment and help heal economic ravages of the Covid crisis.

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Partnering with industry to build world-class standards

Paul Doran, Lecturer at Southern Regional College and WorldSkills UK Training Manager, Wall and Floor Tiling, explains how he's delivering world-class training during lockdown.

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Teaching Tom new skills

Our Volunteer and Alumni Manager Thomas Shirt explains how new 'Teach Tom' online tutorials are helping to inspire young people to learn about different careers.

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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.

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We’re driving economic recovery in West Midlands with world-class skills

We have been working with colleges, training providers and employers throughout the West Midlands to provide support and opportunities for apprentices and students.

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Sharing our world-class skills

Chris Herron explains how our new 'Skill with me' masterclasses help to share our world-class insights from international WorldSkills competitions.

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Careers Advice in the time of Corona

Vicky Parting, Education and Development Manager, explains how our popular Careers Advice Toolkit is helping young people with employability skills and information during the pandemic.

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New digital resources launched to boost young people’s skill set and mindset

We’re proud to launch our new digital resources to enable more young people and educators, benefit from our insights from our international medal-winning training.

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Our valuable volunteers

In National Volunteers' Week, WorldSkills UK Volunteer and Alumni Manager Thomas Shirt celebrates the charity’s volunteers and explains why they make such a vital contribution.

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