Read Articles By Neil Bentley-Gockmann - WorldSkills UK

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Bridging the careers aspiration gap

Pressing concern that young people's career interests are often very different from the careers that the economy needs.

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2018: a year to inspire more young people to think big

2018 set to be even bigger than 2017 as governments push forward their agendas on apprenticeships, technical education and careers advice.

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World-class: the new measure for careers advice

WorldSkills UK is an integral part of The Careers Strategy for England, for world-class careers provision.

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Our three-point plan to power a world-class Industrial Strategy

UK Government’s Industrial Strategy published and we welcome its focus on skills to boost the nation’s productivity and competitiveness.

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The Budget’s £34m for construction skills can pave the way for thousands of new jobs – if we can inspire our young people to be the builders of the future…

A positive boost for skills in this week's budget.

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Team UK has the golden touch – but we need to maintain our competitive edge

An incredible experience at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, the Skills Olympics brought out the best of British.

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Pressing rewind on a year full of achievements

With WorldSkills Abu Dhabi and The Skills Show coming up in the space of a month there is so much to look forward to!

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Powering business productivity now and for the long term

The challenge to improve our 'world-lagging' productivity transcends the political divide.

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Listen to young people’s careers advice: ‘There is more than one way to be smart’

There's no monopoly on smart with a skills revolution brewing.

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Following Mo’s lead: why role models matter

Role modelling is one of the key ways WorldSkills UK can make a major contribution to improving diversity.

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Competing internationally: why what the French, Germans, Dutch, Danish and Norwegians do matters

Professor David Greatbatch looks at funding provision and post-16 education across Europe and investment in technical education is increasing.

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Term’s up – but reforms to come must focus on helping more young people

Business Secretary Greg Clark on how the 'Skills Olympics' is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the UK and help build the skills our economy needs.

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