Who we are

We’re a proud member of WorldSkills, a global movement of over 80 countries. WorldSkills supports young people across the world via competitions-based training, assessment and benchmarking, with members’ national teams ultimately testing their ability to achieve world-class standards in the biennial ‘skills olympics’. The insights we gain from training as part of this global network helps us raise standards across the UK.

Who we are
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Who we help

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Educators and tutors

We develop educators, by sharing international best practice, to deliver high-quality training and assessment.

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Young people and parents

We inspire young people, whatever their background, to choose high-quality apprenticeships and technical education as prestigious career routes.

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Employers and organisations

We innovate to help employers by benchmarking with skills systems from across the world to inform policy and practice, ensuring high-quality skills and boosting the UK economy.

Our impact

140,000

young people benefitting each year

371m

media circulation each year

97%

of colleges engaged in 23-24

92%

of young people engaging with WorldSkills UK believe it improved their knowledge of technical and vocational training

5,800

of educators benefitted from our CPD

90%

of educators saw a positive impact on the quality of delivery, training, and assessment

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Work for us

We have a passionate, dedicated and supportive staff team who work together to improve the quality of apprenticeships and technical education for the benefit of all young people and employers.

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WorldSkills UK is transforming the lives of young people

WorldSkills UK can support whoever forms the next government to deliver world-class skills, growth and opportunities for young people of all backgrounds.

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Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion because we want to help as many young people as possible, from all backgrounds, get the best start in work and life.

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Leadership and governance

Our leadership team

The senior leadership team is the formal management group to lead and develop WorldSkills UK as an independent charity.

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Our board

Our Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance of the charity and company limited by guarantee.

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Annual accounts and reviews

Each year we are independently audited to ensure that we have used our public funding appropriately and with proper controls and care. We also produce an annual review to demonstrate the impact we’ve made.

Read our accounts
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Procurement

As a registered charity and custodian of public funding, we have an obligation to ensure that we use our resources responsibly and that we achieve best value of money.

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