Read Articles By Neil Bentley-Gockmann - WorldSkills UK

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Learning from the world’s best: How being a bit more Chinese and Brazilian could up the UK’s skills game

Being globally connected is fundamental to a major nation’s development and outlook.

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Thoughts from Kazan – Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann

Skills Olympics took place in Kazan, Russia - a spectacular global celebration of young people and skills that will live long in all attendees' memories.

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The GCSE students of today are the Team UK of tomorrow!

From 2,000 miles away in Kazan, Russia, congratulations to all students receiving GCSE results.

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The Kazan countdown is on: the transformative potential of our Russian skills journey

The waiting is almost over: we are now only days away from the skills Olympics!

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Welcome Boris! Now let’s give the UK the world-class skills upgrade our young people deserve

I agree with the PM: The UK needs a skills upgrade and at WorldSkills UK our work is all about benchmarking and mainstreaming world-class know-how.

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The WorldSkills UK way can help mainstream excellence for more young people

Team UK kicked off the final month of preparation for this summer’s Skills Olympics in Russia with a reception at the House of Commons.

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Investors underline need for higher skills to create jobs for the future

Two reports published this week underline the centrality of skills for the future health of the UK economy.

The Prime Minister is right: it’s time to invest in and champion technical education

Our further education colleges have the potential to transform lives and grow our economy, but the FE landscape can be confusing to navigate.

Solving our productivity crisis through global benchmarking on people and skills

The UK is facing a productivity crisis and needs action from all of us who are working to improve the economy and our skills systems.

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Celebrating IDAHOBIT – lots done and lots still to do!

We are incredibly proud to be supporting IDAHOBIT and reflect on the good progress we have made, but know there is more to do.

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Helping all young people succeed

Launching a ground-breaking research project to find out how to ensure all young people, from all backgrounds, get the same chances to succeed.

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Employers want ambition: we’ve got it!

Sutton Trust research highlights why it's important that we celebrate all things young people and skills, with events like apprenticeship weeks.

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