The WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, in partnership with specialist awarding organisation NCFE, is a workforce development programme that empowers educators and education leaders to use international best practice to drive excellence in technical education and apprenticeships.
We deliver a trusted, nationally recognised evidence-led workforce development programme that improves teaching quality, learner outcomes, and institutional performance.
World-class teacher training and interactive networks provide members of the programme with access to innovative, evidence-based learning and assessment methodologies. These are underpinned by WorldSkills UK’s 70 years of experience in developing students and apprentices to world class standards and NCFE’s expertise in curriculum and assessment design.
Together, WorldSkills UK and NCFE are bringing this programme to even more institutions and educators to increase the social and economic impact of world-class teaching. Collaborating with partners in education, industry and government, the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence is working to establish the UK as a leader in delivering world-class education and training to drive jobs, investment and economic growth.
World-Class Teacher Training offers practitioners an evidence-based approach to teaching, training and assessment that covers pedagogy and practice, performance psychology and mindset skills development, all endorsed by NCFE. Technical masterclasses in high-growth sectors are also available as well as training sessions in AI and future skills.
Network for Innovation offers senior leaders the opportunity to connect with their peers across the UK, representatives from industry and WorldSkills UK’s international partners to collaborate and share best practice to drive innovation and excellence.
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As a member of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, you gain access to:
to embed world-class practices and foster a culture of innovation and excellence.
with an evidence-informed approach to teaching, training and assessment – endorsed by NCFE.
in high-growth sectors, equipping educators with the latest cutting-edge skills.
connecting leaders with peers across the UK, industry representatives, and international partners to share best practice.
with industry and government partners.
promoting continuous learning, adaptability, and professional development for educators.
and driving innovation and growth through technical excellence.
to help young people from all backgrounds access world-class training for the future of work.
We visited Firebrand to find out how they have utilised the Centre of Excellence Programme. Firebrand is an Independent Training Provider with training centres around the world specialising in Cyber Security and Digital Skills.
This video features highlights from the WorldSkills UK Technical Leadership Learning Visit at Hull College. This CPD event provided valuable insights for technical leaders across the UK’s Four Nations.
The one-day visit allowed participants to exchange ideas, share resources, and discuss ways to drive innovation and raise standards. Hull College, as a Centre of Excellence member, showcased how WorldSkills UK methodologies help raise standards and develop skills excellence. Their message: Context is a challenge, not an excuse!
We offer teachers, trainers and support staff an evidence-informed approach to teaching, training and assessment underpinned by our models of excellence.
WorldSkills UK in partnership with NCFE, invite you to apply to undertake a group collaborative innovation project, involving a minimum of three further and higher technical education providers, to address one of the priority themes shared.
Applications now closed.
| Abingdon and Witney College | Fife College | RNN Group |
| Access Training | Firebrand Training | Rochdale Training |
| ACT Training | FMG Repair Services | Scarborough TEC |
| Adult Community Learning | Gen2 – Genii Engineering & Technology Training | SCUC (Solihull College and University Centre) |
| Aldershot College | Glasgow Clyde College | Shrewsbury Colleges Group |
| AMRC Training Centre | Glass and Fenestration Training Solutions Ltd | South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) |
| Ayrshire College | Gloucesteshire Engineering Training | South Staffordshire College |
| Barking & Dagenham College | Gower College Swansea | South West College |
| Barnsley College | Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC) | Southern Regional College |
| Bath College | Havant and South Downs College | Stoke-on-Trent College |
| Bedford College | Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College | Stretford Campus – Trafford College |
| Birmingham Metropolitan College | Hertford Regional College | Suffolk New College (Suffolk Rural) |
| Blackpool and The Fylde College | Hopwood Hall – Middleton Campus | Sunderland College Group (Education Partnership North) |
| Bolton College | Hull College | Sunderland Engineering Training Association Ltd (Seta) |
| Borders College | Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) | Tameside College |
| BPP Education Group (Firebrand) | Imperial College London | TDR Training |
| Bradford College | Kirklees College | TEC Partnership (incl. East Riding College) |
| Bridgend College | Lakes College, West Cumbria | Telford College |
| Brooklands College | Leicester College | The Brook House Sixth Form College (BSix College) |
| Burnley College | Lewisham College | The City of Liverpool College |
| Burton and South Derbyshire College | LTE Group | The College of West Anglia |
| Bury College | Luminate Education Group | The Colleges Partnership |
| Buxton and Leek College | Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) | The Education Training Collective |
| Cardiff and Vale College | Merthyr Tydfil College | The Focus Training Group |
| Chelmsford College | Middlesbrough College | The Institutes of Technology Network |
| Chichester College Group | Mid-Kent College | The Oldham College |
| City of Glasgow College | Milton Keynes College | The Sheffield College |
| City of Wolverhampton College | Morley College | The Windsor Forest Colleges Group |
| City Skills | Moulton College | Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) |
| City, University of London | Myerscough College | UHI Perth College |
| Coleg Cambria | Nelson & Colne College | University College of Birmingham (UCB) |
| Coleg Gwent | New College Durham | University of Derby |
| Coleg Sir Gar/ Coleg Ceredigion | New College Lanarkshire | University of Kent |
| Coleg Y Cymoedd | New College Swindon | University of Portsmouth |
| COPA (North Wales Training) | North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT) | University of Sheffield |
| Debut Training Academy | North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | Waltham Forest College |
| Derwentside College | North West Regional College | Warrington and Vale Royal College |
| Doncaster – Rotherham & District GTA | North West Training Council | West Herts College Group |
| Doncaster College | NPTC Group of Colleges | West Lothian College |
| Dudley College of Technology | NTG Training | West Suffolk College |
| Dumfries & Galloway College | Oaklands College | Weston College |
| Dundee and Angus College | Petroc | Wigan and Leigh College |
| East Coast College | Portland Training | Wiltshire College and University Centre |
| East Durham College | Preston College | Wirral Metropolitan College |
| Edinburgh College | Real Time Education | York College |
| Emtec (Nottingham College) | Reaseheath College | |
| Estio Training | Remit Training |
