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Do your students and apprentices have what it takes to be crowned the best (insert skill) in the UK?
Studentsand apprentices from all over the UK are being invited to put their skills to the test and sign up with WorldSkills UK and (insert COP) to prove they have what it takes to be named the best in (insert skill).
Participating in WorldSkills UK Competitions is proven to help young people go further, faster in their careers. Designed to strict industry standards and run in over 50 different skill areas, over 95% of past entrants believed that taking part in the competitions, at any level, improved their technical and employability skills. With 93% stating that taking part enabled them to develop a stronger CV.
Ben Blackledge, Director of Education and Skills Competitions at WorldSkills UK said: “As well as equipping students and apprentices with the world-class skills needed to transform their careers, you can demonstrate to Ofsted that you are meeting the common inspection standards by using competition activity to deliver high quality training and assessments.”
Those students and apprentices who are successful in the National Qualifiers, the first stage of the WorldSkills UK Competitions, will be invited to take part in the National Finals which will be held at The Skills Show from 15 – 17 November at the NEC, Birmingham.
Please insert this paragraph if the National Competitions leads to WorldSkills International:Celebrating the best of UK talent, WorldSkills UK will also be looking to identify age and skill-eligible apprentices to join its training programme to compete at WorldSkills, the world’s largest international skills competition known as the ‘Skills Olympics’.
The (insert skills competition names) run in partnership with (insert COP) as part of the WorldSkills UK Competitions (insert brief details of competition).
To enter your student or apprentice into the WorldSkills UK Competition in (insert skill) please register at from 1 March until 7 April, 2018.
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