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Making your college world-class: WorldSkills UK competitions and quality outcomes

Colleges are working harder than ever to ensure the UK’s talent pipeline is able to address skills shortages and kick-start young people’s careers.

Our future is driving productivity through skills and tech

Chancellor's Budget focussed on the productivity challenge and embracing the future, a philosophy that underpins WorldSkills UK's own programme.

Celebrating our grassroots network

In three weeks’ time we will be back at the home of UK skills competitions, Birmingham’s NEC, for our national finals WorldSkills UK LIVE.

Levy change and Team UK mindset can help us adapt to new migration realities

What does the MAC's report's recommendation mean - that EU citizens' post-Brexit access to the UK should change?

Team UK: the new generation of high flyers

Team UK was in Parliament for its send-off reception before the team heads to Budapest later this month for EuroSkills, Europe’s biggest skills contest.

Exam results are in – and now, your country needs you!

A huge 'well done' to students across the UK, whatever route you have chosen next!

Amazon, Apple and future tech careers!

Technological change is driving wider change and it is our responsibility to upskill young people to respond to that change.

WorldSkills UK – the social mobility accelerator!

In his speech on social mobility, the Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, underlined the Government’s commitment in England to this most important of aims.

Team UK: Bringing the whole country together!

Team UK's 22 apprentices and students are being put through their paces ready to face 27 other nations in Budapest at EuroSkills.

West Midlands has a plan for skills – and we can help deliver it!

The West Midlands, fastest growing economy outside of London, publishes Regional Skills Plan.

Competitions are helping colleges get the Ofsted seal of approval!

Our research with the Edge Foundation demonstrated the positive effect participation in skills competitions are having on the lives of young people.

The results are in: Skills competitions give young people their Competitive Edge!

Exciting new research demonstrates how skills competitions are making a big difference to the prestige of apprenticeships and technical careers.