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COVID-19 five point plan update

We launched our response to COVID-19 in April, setting out how we would adapt to continue our drive to mainstream excellence in UK skills systems.

Winner of WorldSkills Unsung Hero Award announced at Tes FE Awards 2020

Joan Scott, Assistant Principal, The Trafford College Group has been announced as the winner of the first WorldSkills Unsung Hero Award.

New survey calls for government investment in high-quality skills for young people

Almost three-quarters of people want Prime Minister Boris Johnson to invest in high-quality skills, apprenticeships and vocational education for young people.

WorldSkills UK stars recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Today it was announced that members of Team UK, WorldSkills Kazan 2019 and our training team have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

WorldSkills UK LIVE Online

WorldSkills UK LIVE launches online, our exciting new digital offering focussed on inspiring, developing and mainstreaming excellence in skills for young people across the UK.

How do we address skills needs for the technology industry?

We brought together key industry people for a virtual workshop on how we can address the skills needed for the rapidly evolving technology sector.

Team UK line up announced for EuroSkills Graz 2020!

We’ve selected the UK’s best young apprentices and professionals to take on the crème de la crème of their European peers at EuroSkills Graz 2020.

We’ve helped to inspire and develop more young people than ever before

Our Annual Review for 2019-2020 shows that we helped to inspire and develop excellence in 205,000 young people, more than ever before.

Meet our Centre of Excellence High-Performance Skills Coaches!

We’re pleased to announce four High-Performance Skills Coaches who will be leading the work of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, in partnership with NCFE.

Supporting young people on BTEC and A-level results day

On BTEC and A-level results day, our Deputy Chief Executive Ben Blackledge congratulates young people collecting results and explains how we're supporting them making choices.

Cast your vote for the Women In Meat Awards

Voting is open for Women In Meat Industry Awards, finalists including Katy Godsell, WorldSkills UK Butchery Competition organiser and Codie-Jo Carr, 2019 Butchery Competition Finalist.

Update on WorldSkills UK COVID-19 action plan

In April, we launched our five-point action plan in response to COVID-19, setting out how we would continue to support young people.