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Raising the bar and widening the gate

Research commissioned from The Social Innovation Partnership found that the issues we face with diversity and inclusion were reflected in the wider FE sector.

Celebrating National Careers Week

This National Careers Week, WorldSkills UK Head of Young People and Careers Dee Aylett-Smith explains our multi-layered approach to inspiring young people.

LGBT+ History Month: Role Modelling vital for LGBT+ young people

Changing perceptions and practice starts with leadership. We brought together senior LGBT leaders and allies to consider the challenges and opportunities faced by young people.

Who’s going to win the registration battle?

WorldSkills UK Business Analyst Ed takes a look at who's going to win the battle for the most competition registrations in 2020.

Guest blog: Embedding the Seeing is Believing programme

NOCN Group Managing Director Graham Hasting-Evans explains why they embedded WorldSkills UK’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ programme into their new report on improving UK construction’s productivity.

The road to Shanghai

WorldSkills UK Head of Education and Skills Competitions Parisa Shirazi explains the journey that Squad UK will be going on over the next 14 months.

Meet the WorldSkills UK apprentices!

To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (3-9 February 2020), we’re shining the spotlight on our hardworking WorldSkills UK apprentices, David, Hannah, Jasmine and Sam.

What makes our Skills Champions so special?

WorldSkills UK Volunteer and Alumni Manager Thomas Shirt explains why our Skills Champions have such an important role to play in inspiring the next generation.

Pockets of excellence are not enough

Building world-class skills systems in the UK is almost universally acknowledged as the right thing to do. The more difficult question is how.

What it takes to put on WorldSkills UK LIVE

Emma Parley, WorldSkills UK Head of Operations, explains what it takes to stage WorldSkills UK LIVE, the UK’s largest apprenticeships, skills and careers event.

CBI Education & Skills Survey

CBI/Pearson annual education and skills report remains a vital bellwether on the issues occupying the minds of the nation’s employers.

Time to celebrate WorldSkills’ unsung heroes

Anyone who has watched the progress of the outstanding young people that make up Team UK knows the enormous amount of work that is required.