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NEETs top McFadden’s DWP skills agenda

The work and pensions secretary wants jobcentres to offer training as a ‘springboard to better futures’

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Barber to lead region’s social mobility taskforce

Government advisor and college and university chiefs are among members for new commission

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Squad UK for WorldSkills Shanghai 2021 named

Almost 150 young people have been named in WorldSkills UK’s official squad, marking them as candidates for the team that will head to WorldSkills 2021 in Shanghai. Winners from the national finals at WorldSkills UK LIVE in November were among the 137 young people announced to be joining Squad UK today. They will now undertake […]

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College saves private provider from going bust a week before Christmas

A college has rescued an independent provider from going bust, saving around 70 jobs and the learning of “hundreds” of students and apprentices. Middlesbrough College has purchased the business and assets of its neighbour TTE Technical Institute for an undisclosed fee. TTE had run into financial difficulty, largely due to a “significant” deficit in its […]

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WorldSkills closing and medal ceremony | watch it live here

Watch the WorldSkills 2019 medal ceremony live here from 5pm (UK time) today, and see Russian president Vladimir Putin address the crowds of supporters and competitors. It will also be broadcast on SKY 192 and Freesat 161, but you can also catch the action via FE Week’s Twitter account and website. FE Week is proud […]

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WorldSkills 2019: Meet Team UK

With the WorldSkills 2019 competition only a month away, we introduce the 37 members of Team UK that’ll be flying the flag for our country. They are drawn from all four corners of the United Kingdom, and various disciplines: from landscape gardening to cyber security; from cabinet making to hairdressing. Each will be competing in […]

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Team UK selected for WorldSkills 2019 in Kazan

More than 30 of the country’s best and brightest young skilled people have been chosen to represent the UK at WorldSkills Kazan later this year. The team [see below] of young professional from sectors including engineering, hospitality and professional services, construction and digital and IT will fly to Russia in August to compete in the […]

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Skills Show Results 2016 by competition

Full list of results by competition area for the 2016 WorldSkills UK Skills Show competition finals.    Competition Forename Surname Medal Organisation 3D Digital Game Art Ross Garrard Gold New College Lanarkshire 3D Digital Game Art Avalon Do Silver Westminster Kingsway College 3D Digital Game Art Patrick Buckley Bronze West Cheshire College Aeronautical Engineering: Avionic […]

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Sheffield area review recommends two new mergers

The Sheffield City area review has completed proposing just two mergers, almost nine months after it started. Dearne Valley College will join forces with the RNN Group – which is made up of Rotherham and North Nottinghamshire Colleges – while Barnsley and Doncaster colleges are also set to link up. The outcomes were announced by […]

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