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WorldSkills and the importance of competition experience

 

Employers look for highly skilled individuals. That’s why skills-based competitions can help you stand out in the employment market. Getting involved in competitions will enhance your technical abilities and help you develop employability skills such as:

 

Confidence

Resilience

Ability to work under pressure

WorldSkills is technical skills competitions that enables young people to showcase their skills to the highest standard.

The event features several stages – regional, national and international – and around 50 skills areas. These include beauty therapy, web design, hairdressing, cookery, electrical installation plus plumbing and heating.

WorldSkills UK aims to improve the prestige of apprenticeships and technical education, and inspire more young people to consider these as career routes.

Learners that have competed at WorldSkills and won national and international medals, have seen their development accelerate. They also inspire their classmates and future learners, who strive to follow in their footsteps.

In a recent survey, over 95% of competitors believed that taking part in the skill competitions improved their technical and employability skills, while more than 80% said it increased their confidence, team working, time management and ability to work under pressure.

This year Weston College learners are entering several skills competitions and hope to continue the success of recent years – see our WorldSkills ‘Timeline of Fame’ below.

To find out more speak to your tutor.

Competition process

  1. Competition registration based on a brief: March 
    1. Passive entry - Usually a photograph entry
  2. Practical regional competitions: May-July 
  3. National finals: November 
  4. UK squad selection: December 
  5. Euro team UK selection: April 
  6. EuroSkills: September 
  7. WorldSkills team UK selection: March 
  8. WorldSkills: September 

If you are interested in joining a WorldSkills competition, the next cycle starts in March. Speak with your tutor today.

See competition categories

Coming up

If you’re up for the challenge, we currently compete in: 

Timeline of fame

Amber - Foundation Skills Health and Social Care - National Finalist
Jack - Foundation Skills Horticulture - National Finalist
Aiden - Welding - National Finalist
Maddie Hulbert - Beauty Therapy - Regional Finalist

Kayla Lanning - Beauty Therapist - Regional Therapist
Kian Gill - Foundation Skills Catering - National Finalist - Silver Medal
Florence Manning - Hairdressing - Regional Finalist - Silver Medal
Poppy Dowle - Hairdressing - Regional Finalist - Bronze Medal

Lottie Trueman - Foundation Skills Hairdressing - National Finalist - Bronze Medal
Skylar Beacham - Web Design - National Finalist - Silver Medal

Amelia Lee - Beauty Therapy - National Finalist - Highly Commended
Jack Kimmins - Web Design - National Finalist - Gold Medal
Luke Merchant - Automotive - National Finalist - Silver Medal

Chloe Williams - Beauty therapy - Part of the UK talent selection squad
Joel Keen - CNC milling - Part of the UK talent selection squad
Thomas Griffin - Web design - Part of the UK talent selection squad
Zoe Clark - Beauty therapy - National finalist

Thomas Griffin - Web design - Gold
Jacob Skyrme - Web design - Silver
Chloe William – Beauty therapy - Regional finalist - Bronze
Ellie Haberfield – Beauty therapy - Regional finalist- Gold

Daniel Scott - IT software solutions for business - Bronze
Daniel Scott - IT software solutions for business - Regional finalist
Thomas Griffin - Web design - Regional finalist

Tommy Beaton - Web design - Bronze
Matthew Hamilton - Web design - Highly commended
Daniel Scott - IT software solutions for business - Silver

Latest news

BLOG: My WorldSkills Journey so far

"The Sky's the limit": Beauty Student makes it to national WorldSkills finals

Apprentice highly commended at WorldSkills UK national competition

Student wins Gold at WorldSkills

Polish-born College student through first round of World Skills Competition

Student wins World Skills Web Design regional finals

Apprentice Turned Mercedes Technician: Luke Recognised for WorldSkills Win

Computing Learners Take WorldSkills National Final

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