A free to join membership programme, the Centre of Excellence is available to all education providers in the UK. 

Aiming to raise standards and advance technical learning for leaders, educators, and learners across the country, through a comprehensive package of workforce development initiatives, including teacher training, innovation networks and communities of practice, the programme. embodies world-class practices and a commitment to excellence at its core.  

Over 4,000 educators benefitted from training as part of the 3-year pilot, with over 90% of educators reporting positive changes to their teaching practice as a result.  

Photo of young competitors at WorldSkills

Hear from the team at Firebrand on how the Centre of Excellence has supported their staff and learners to aspire for excellence:

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Discover how the programme supports organisations, educators, and learners by reading the review of our successful pilot, delivered in partnership with NCFE

programme review & highlights

Meet the team

Through their work with the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, in partnership with NCFE, our High-Performance Skills Coaches will capture learnings from international competitions and use these to coach and mentor educators who can then pass this knowledge on to their students, ensuring they perform to international high standards of excellence in their skills.

90%

of educators engaged between 2020 and 2023 reported a positive change in the quality of their teaching practice 

  

4,000+

educators have benefitted from enhanced teaching practices 

64,000+

learners have benefitted from enhanced teaching practices 

 Over 70%

of learners reported an increase in motivation to complete and continue their studies

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