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Time to celebrate WorldSkills’ unsung heroes

4 November 2019

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.

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WorldSkills UK CEO named OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Model

30 October 2019

We’re proud to announce Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann has been honoured as part of the 2019 OUTstanding 30 LGBT+ Public Sector Executives List.

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World-class training for our National Finalists

29 October 2019

WorldSkills UK brought together performance coaches, Skills Champions and Competition organisers to help Competitors and their supporters get ready for the National Finals.

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Youth voice for the future of work

23 October 2019

WorldSkills and the OECD joined forces to better understand the attitudes of young people when it comes to future technologies.

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WorldSkills approaches to comparable skills assessment in vocational education

23 October 2019

Developing valid national skills assessment methodologies are challenging and cross-country assessments even more challenging.

‘Mental strength’ powers live careers event: work and wellbeing top of the agenda

21 October 2019

Work and wellbeing of young people are topping the agenda at WorldSkills UK LIVE the UK’s most important vocational event.

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Raising awareness of apprenticeship opportunities in the security and surveillance industry

17 October 2019

WorldSkills UK and Skills for Security are launching a new Electronic Security Systems Competition at this year’s WorldSkills UK LIVE.

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Celebrate our WorldSkills Unsung Heroes!

10 October 2019

The prestigious Tes FE Awards now include a ‘WorldSkills Unsung Heroes’ category to celebrate those who go above and beyond to support our young competitors.

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World-first customised VR careers guidance coming to WorldSkills UK LIVE

WorldSkills UK and Dev Clever, a leading developer of career guidance and development platforms, are delighted to bring the world’s first customised VR careers guidance.

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WorldSkills UK launches free digital Careers Toolkit for Key Stage 3 and 4

WorldSkills UK has created 19 lessons mapped against the Career Development Institute and Gatsby Benchmark Frameworks, giving teachers the tools they need.

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Thoughts from Kazan – Mark Dawe

30 September 2019

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

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WorldSkills UK and Million Minds tackle youth mental health

25 September 2019

At WorldSkills UK LIVE 2019, we will be joining forces with leading mental health experts to run the world’s largest lesson for young people.

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