Register to attend our WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence workforce development: World Class Teacher Training including Technical Masterclasses, Network for Innovation, and our Communities, at no charge.
Delivered by Centre of Excellence partners – Symetri
This 2-day Fusion Essentials for CAD Users course provides you with an understanding of the parametric design philosophy using Autodesk Fusion. Through a hands-on, practice-intensive session, you will learn the key skills and knowledge required to design models using Autodesk Fusion.
As a result of attending this training course, you will be able to create and edit sketches allowing you to create key features and quickly modify and update your design. You will understand the basic parametric modelling procedures, build assemblies with motion, document and animate your design all within Autodesk Fusion. After completing the course, you will receive an Autodesk certificate of completion.
Date: 16 April 2025
Time: 09:30 – 16:30
Location: Online
In order to take part, you will also need to register your institution with Autodesk here. Once registered you will be provided with instructions to download the required software at no charge.
Spaces are limited, so early registration is advised.
Prioritising equity, diversity and inclusion is crucial to fostering an environment conducive to culturing skills excellence. Creating an inclusive culture within further and higher technical and vocational education is essential for learners and educators to thrive. It’s about celebrating diversity and leveraging the impact of difference so that every individual can excel.
Pursuit of excellence demands equitable access to high-quality technical and vocational routes, made possible through effective partnership working between employers and learning providers, and with the support of WorldSkills UK, and wider stakeholders. Stakeholders who recognise the importance of bringing education and industry closer together to facilitate inclusive co-curriculum design, planning and delivery that supports improvement of learners academic and technical performances, and develops important interpersonal skills that will help them address the varied demands of the workplace.
Join us as we explore approaches to effective partnership working, and personal and professional practice development, that will help to improve diversity and inclusion at all levels, with far reaching benefits
Date: 25 April 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:30
AI Best Practice for Educators provides an introduction to building core skills in our learners for a disrupted future, highlighting what we do best as Technical Educators. This session is best for Senior Leads, Quality Leads and Educators and covers the AI technology landscape, the challenges presented, policy compliance and data management against the ICO and JCQ, and how to implement practices for future skill embedment.
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11:00-12:00 – 29 April 2025 – Online
11:00-12:00 – 3 June 2025 – Online
Are you an educator keen to understand how automation is shaping your learners’ futures?
Join our webinar, designed specifically for FE and HE educators to delve into the future of industrial robotics and its impact on skills development and educational curricula in the UK.
The session will be facilitated by Ian Buckingham, Future Skills Manager, and Mike Wilson, Chief Automation Officer, at MTC (part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC). MTC is a WorldSkills UK’s Centre of Excellence industry partner.
The rapid pace of technological innovation presents a significant challenge in maintaining a competitive edge, and the UK is already trailing behind global benchmarks in automation adoption. The availability of the right blend of skills is a critical enabler for success, which means educators play a pivotal role in accelerating national progress.
In this interactive session, we’ll explore the opportunities that robotics and automation offer, showcasing how their application is already transforming the industrial landscape through real-world, multi-sector case studies. We’ll also share some of the latest industrial intelligence, derived from our work in Innovate UK’s Workforce Foresighting Hub, to provide you with expert insights into what to expect next and how to boost both your own and your learners’ skills for the future.
Date: 30 April 2025
Time: 10:30-11:30
Practical application of the JISC Generative AI Literacy and reference to the UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Technical Teachers and students to embed best practice AI literacy and competency skills, through technical teaching and learning.
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Economic growth coupled with labour market transformation, driven by new technologies and industry 4.0, is causing large-scale disruption and transition. There is a demand for a skilled workforce to contribute to the innovation ecosystem by participating in the global value chain, focussing on infrastructure, and nurturing an efficient skills system that matches demand with the supply of relevant skills sets for domestic and global markets.
UK further and higher education training providers have a vital role to play in meeting current and future skills needs, prioritising social mobility by breaking down barriers to opportunity through skills excellence.
WorldSkills UK is committed to supporting widening opportunities for all, through technical education and skills, enabling individuals to take their best next steps, and businesses and communities to thrive. Join us as we explore effective practice, resources, and opportunities for building together a skilled, empowered, and future-ready workforce
Date: 23 May 2025
When the future for technical skills for our learners maybe a ‘disrupted’ future, this session focuses on what it means to create a Future Skills Mindset. It will look at how to develop practices in our curriculum delivery for skill development impact, in a future where the industry changes are unknown, and where some roles do not yet exist. It will also include how educators can create curriculum impact with toolkits for beyond the session and straight into impactful learner change.
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Date: 10 June 2025
Time: 12:00-13:00
This session was facilitated on the 29 November 2024, 10-11.30am, but the recording is available, so that session and can viewed at any time on our YouTube channel.
