Developing Skills Excellence

Delivered as either a full day or in four easy to access modules, this five hour programme introduces the revolutionary WorldSkills UK 7-step model to support educators and learners on their journey to skills excellence.

Through the programme educators will:

• Define competence and excellence in the context of their curriculum area.
• Challenge perceptions and realign learner mindset to excellence.
• Apply changes to standards to achieve marginal gains.
• Investigate national and international influences on skills development.
• Explore feedback methodologies and the impact of performance analysis.

We also offer Competence to Excellence as a part of our on-demand teacher training series via the Learning Lab to complete in your own time and pace, register to access this for free.

A one-day, six hour programme which introduces international training techniques, including the design and delivery of activities including pressure tests, utilising the Team UK evidenced-based approach  to support learners in developing an essential combination of high-quality technical and employability skills to achieve excellence. 

Through the programme educators will: 

• Explore the benefits of utilising competition-based learning to enhance learner engagement and performance. 
• Introduce the WorldSkills UK approach for designing quality benchmarking and pressure testing activities. 
• Support design quality assessment and marking scheme utilising measurement and judgement criteria to provide clear guidance to learners on areas of strength and those in need of development. 
• Examine opportunities to embed benchmarking activities into curriculum planning and delivery to aid learner progression.  
• Improve the quality of feedback and self evaluation. 

A series of four, seventy-five minute stand-alone modules which provide educators with an introduction into how techniques rooted in performance psychology can be adapted to support learners at all levels. 

Covering topics including resilience, stress, motivation and confidence, these programmes provide educators with an insight into how to embed techniques into their delivery, supporting learners to develop their mindset, effectively preparing them for facing and overcoming challenges within education and work.  

Through this programme educators will: 

• Gain an understanding of motivation and effective use of goal setting to engage learners. 
• Explore the concept of resilience and to support learners in overcoming adversity and personal challenge. 
• Reappraise learners’ relationship with stress, reducing the negative impact associated with undertaking challenging situations such as exams and End Point Assessment.  
• Develop an understanding of techniques to support the development of personal confidence in learners.  
• We also offer Coaching Learners for High Performance as a part of our on-demand teacher training series via the Learning Lab to complete in your own time and pace, register to access this for free. 

Delivered in partnership with international experts and industry leaders, develop cutting edge technical skills knowledge in a range of technical areas. 

Access a range of technical masterclasses in developing sectors, including Additive and Advanced Manufacturing, Generative Design and Industry 4.0, designed to ensure that educators and learners are able to access and implement the latest developments required by industry. 

With options for online and in-person delivery, request a conversation with one of our High-Performance Skills Coaches, who will support in developing a training programme that meets the needs of your institution and learners.