WorldSkills UK

Who we are

About WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK is an independent charity and a partnership between employers, education, and governments. Together, we are using international best practice to raise standards in apprenticeships and technical education so more young people and employers succeed.

We are 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'. The insights we gain from training as part of this global network help us raise standards across the UK.

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.

We develop educators: by sharing international best practice, to deliver high quality training and assessment.

We inspire young people: whatever their background, to choose high-quality apprenticeships and technical education as a prestigious career route.

Our vision

Apprenticeships and technical education are prestigious career routes for all young people.

Our mission

To improve the quality of apprenticeships and technical education for the benefit of all young people and employers.

Structure and governance

WorldSkills UK has a dynamic, hardworking staff team of around 40 and is structured into three directorates each directorate is led by a Director, or the Deputy CEO and CEO, who form the Senior Leadership Team. WorldSkills UK is a registered charity with a Board of Trustees strategically overseeing its effective operation in conjunction with the Chief Executive to ensure it meets its charitable objectives. The Board is made up of representatives of further education, skills and industry ensuring that the organisation's activities are firmly representative of the audiences and target groups it serves in its work.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion

At WorldSkills UK, we strongly value equity, diversity and inclusion and recognise that it is critical to our success. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all who work with us and strongly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. WorldSkills UK is an equal opportunities employer that encourages applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. We particularly encourage applications from those from diverse groups, such as women, members of the BAME and LGBTQ+ communities, to join us as at WorldSkills UK.

We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee interviews to all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies, and we are committed to making reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process for candidates to perform to the best of their ability.