NEWS CONTACT US ABOUT US CAREERS ADVICE SKILLS EDUCATORS PARTNERSHIPS SUCCESSES INSIGHTS WorldSkills UK We use international best practice to raise standards in apprenticeships and technical education so more young people and employers succeed. Who we are We are an independent charity and work with employers, education and governments. We’re a proud member of WorldSkills, a global movement of over 80 countries. WorldSkills supports young people across the world via competitions-based training, assessment and benchmarking, with members’ national teams ultimately testing their ability to achieve world-class standards in the biennial ‘skills olympics’. Youtube needs cookies in order to display videos. Please accept Marketing Cookies to watch this video. Who we help Educators and tutors We develop educators, by sharing international best practice, to deliver high-quality training and assessment. Young people We inspire young people, whatever their background, to choose high-quality apprenticeships and technical education as a prestigious career route Employers We innovate to help employers by benchmarking with skills systems from across the world to inform policy and practice, ensuring high-quality skills and boosting the UK economy. Discover what we offer Skills Development Hub Our Skills Development Hub is our home of skills excellence hosting free tools and resources to support teachers and trainers to develop themselves and their learners. The Hub hosts a wealth of material to support curriculum planning and delivery, making world-class skills development accessible to educators and young people. FIND OUT MORE CPD for FE educators Our interactive online CPD event, in partnership with ETF, helped TVET educators advance their teaching skills and introduce innovative ways to develop excellence in training students and apprentices. WATCH ON-DEMAND Centre of Excellence The Centre of Excellence, the first of its kind launched in the UK, draws on our unique insights into global skills systems and utilises NCFE’s expertise in curriculum development to mainstream excellence in skills development. READ MORE Role model resources Our role model resources are a series of lesson plans, presentations and video case studies designed to support young people into making the right career choice. ROLE MODEL RESOURCES Spotlight Talks: Inspiring careers excellence Spotlight Talks: Inspiring careers excellence brought together the UK’s leading employers and apprentices to inspire even more young people, from all walks of life, to take up technical career routes and apprenticeships. WATCH THE TALKS Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards In partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, we’re delighted to announce that our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Heroes Awards will take place on 24 February 2022. NOMINATE TODAY Latest news 26 November 2021 Congratulations to all our finalists and medallists READ MORE 26 November 2021 2021 National Finalists Awards READ MORE 24 November 2021 Developing excellence in teaching and training CPD event launches today READ MORE 19 November 2021 Minister Jamie Hepburn visits National Finals at New College Lanarkshire READ MORE Our partners ALL OUR PARTNERS Previous Next Success stories Hear from young people, business and educators about how WorldSkills UK have helped them ALL SUCCESS STORIES Previous Rachael – Manufacturing Team Challenge Find out how competing at WorldSkills London helped Rachael develop the skills needed for her successful career in engineering. READ MORE Ben’s car painting success story Following winning a Bronze Medal at WorldSkills London 2011, Ben has built a successful career as a Composite Paint Technician for the Mercedes AMG Petronas READ MORE Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sign up to receive our latest updates to your email First name* Surname* Email* Organisation or school Consent I have read and accepted the privacy policy. * CAPTCHA Useful links ABOUT US CAREERS ADVICE SKILLS EDUCATORS PARTNERSHIPS SUCCESSES INSIGHTS NEWS CONTACT US OUR PRIVACY PROMISE COOKIE POLICY TERMS AND CONDITIONS ©2021 WorldSkills UK Registered charity in England at 332, Third Floor, 25 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1LW Charity number 1001586, company number 02535199, VAT registration number GB945610716