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WorldSkills UK awarded careers & education company grant

WorldSkills UK awarded careers & education company grant to help young people achieve their potential.

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WorldSkills UK – making apprenticeship dreams a reality

An apprenticeship can 'take you anywhere', and a new survey from WorldSkills UK shows that today’s employees are keen to earn while they learn.

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Profiles4Care honoured by WorldSkills UK

Profiles4Care has been named Competition Organising Partner of the Year by WorldSkills UK.

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MP visits WorldSkills workshop at Chichester College

Preparations for next year’s WorldSkills competition began at Chichester College’s Brinsbury Campus last week.

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Blackledge takes on new challenge at Worldskills UK

WorldSkills UK has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Ben Blackledge to Director of Education.

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Sir John Cassels

WorldSkills UK is sad to learn of the death of Sir John Cassels, the former Chairman of UK Skills.

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Competitions prepare UK Apprentices for the world of work

The UK’s top apprentices and learners have been invited to put their skills to the test and enter the WorldSkills UK Competitions in 2016.

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Competition 2016 registration opens on 1 March

The 2016 cycle of WorldSkills UK Competitions opens for entries, offering the UK’s most talented learners and apprentices the chance to test their skills.

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Do you have what it takes to train world beating apprentices and learners?

Building on the UK’s success at WorldSkills São Paulo 2015, WorldSkills UK is looking to appoint Experts to train Squad and Team UK.

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Squad UK, WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 train at Loughborough University

Squad UK for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 will come together at Loughborough University for their first official training and development event.

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Squad UK announced for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017

The UK has announced its chosen Squad for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in the world.

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Find a Future appoints new Chief Executive

Find a Future has announced the appointment of Dr Neil Bentley as its new Chief Executive.

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