Licentiateship of City & Guilds (LCGI) Awards
May 27, 2008
Forty-one people who have participated in recent WorldSkills Competitions were awarded for their hard work by City & Guilds on Saturday 17 May 2008.
WorldSkills competitors get ready, steady to cook on TV!
May 1, 2008
WorldSkills 2007 competitors Graham Squire (first left) and Will Torrent (second right) were recently filmed as part of the BBC cookery show, Ready, Steady, Cook. The show is due to air in May 2008. They are pictured with host Ainsley Harriott (centre) and chefs James Tanner (second left) and Nick Nairn.
Watch Team UK 2007 going for gold at the WorldSkills Championships
February 1, 2008
These two programmes from Teachers TV, follow the UK team at the 2007 WorldSkills Championships in Japan. Watch as they are pitched against the world’s best practitioners of vocational skills, from bricklaying to beauty therapy, and aim to improve on the three medals won by Britain two years ago. The programmes document the team’s intensive training all the way through to the moment of truth - the medal ceremonies.
Prime Minister congratulates UK’s Skills Champions
January 11, 2008
The Prime Minister, who was joined by Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills John Denham and Minister for Skills David Lammy met with all 22 team members, alongside apprentices from Westminster Kingsway college, who provided the catering for the event.
Teachers TV celebrates WorldSkills 2007
January 7, 2008
At this year’s World Skills Championships in Japan, 22 young people representing the UK competed against the best internationally, with the aim of improving on medal results achieved in 2005.
UK Team strikes gold in Japan
November 21, 2007
Following a tough season for world championship sports events, the UK can be justifiably proud of a national team whose achievements can be truly celebrated.
UK's Skills Champions Head to Japan
November 9, 2007
This morning (9th November) some of the UK’s most highly skilled young people embarked on the journey of a lifetime, boarding a flight bound for Japan. The team of 22 talented individuals are headed to the 2007 WorldSkills Competition to represent their country at the world’s most prestigious skills event.
UK’s skilled young talent headed to Japan
November 2, 2007
The most highly skilled young people in the UK have been selected to form the team for the 2007 WorldSkills competition. The team of twenty-one will be headed to Japan together in November to represent the country in their chosen skills.
Honda (UK) supports WorldSkills London 2011
December 19, 2007
UK Skills is delighted to announce that Honda (UK) has become a WorldSkills London 2011 sponsor. The company has also pledged its support to the UK WorldSkills Team in 2009.