Team UK has been officially announced for WorldSkills Shanghai 2026, the international competition knows as “Skills Olympics” where the world’s most talented apprentices and young professionals go head-to-head in a high-stakes battle of skill, precision and innovation.
Through international benchmarking and professional development.
Through analysis of rapidly changing economic demand.
From all backgrounds, through competitions-based training and careers advocacy.
These communities have the purpose of bringing together technical education in FE to work collaboratively with industry, awarding bodies, international experts and training partners.
The WorldSkills UK Learning Lab is powered by international best practice. This virtual learning centre provides on-demand teaching and assessment resources, and on-demand teacher training tools to embed world-class skills in technical education and apprenticeships.
WorldSkills is the global hub for skills excellence and development and we use the knowledge gained from our participation and engagement to drive the greatest skills education from across the world into UK practice.
Spotlight is a video series shining the light on technical routes, apprenticeships, and careers. On the Learning Lab and on our on-demand platform, you will find videos between 30 and 45 minutes.
Our Competition Development Programme helps students and apprentices benchmark and develop their skills by completing online assessments based on our national competitions.
Hear from young people, business and educators about how WorldSkills UK have helped them.
