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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.

Thoughts from Kazan – Mark Dawe

The absolute privilege to be able to watch young people from around the world compete and demonstrate such an amazing array of skills.

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.

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.

Thoughts from Kazan – Ash Terron

I visited WorldSkills Kazan as part of the UK team to present our live daily update show from the studio on the competition floor.

Thoughts from Kazan – Marion Plant

My participation in the global conference challenged my thinking on how to prepare my teacher workforce for a future where technologies play a greater role.

Thoughts from Kazan – Alison Gowman

The WorldSkills competitions need more publicity so that we can celebrate the talent of the young people and appreciate the training and professionalism.