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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...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Skills for Care quits official quality assurance role for apprenticeships

Skills for Care is to scrap their adult care external quality assurance service (ACEQUAS) to apprenticeship end-point assessment organisations,...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Deputy FE commissioner appointed as DfE struggle to find advisers

The Department for Education’s latest recruitment drive for the office of the FE Commissioner has led to the appointment...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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WorldSkills 2019 day 4: Team UK rallies together as they cross the finishing line

Team UK is finishing WorldSkills 2019 with thunderous applause and deafening cheers from a caravan of supporters. A crowd...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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WorldSkills 2019 day 3: Thomas flush with success as he steams past the finish line

Team UK’s plumbing and heating competitor Thomas Thomas has this afternoon finished his tests. Hear from plumber Thomas Thomas...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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WorldSkills 2019 day two: Dining out on world-class Skills

FE Week reporter Fraser Whieldon samples the high life by taking part in the restaurant service competition at WorldSkills...

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Fraser Whieldon
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WorldSkills 2019: UK’s young people feel colleges are worst in the world at preparing them for adult working life, says new report

Young people in the UK feel their school or college are the worst in the world at preparing them...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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WorldSkills 2019 day 1: Team UK make the first cut as they get in their groove

Team UK has made a good start on the road to medal success, after completing the first day of...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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WorldSkills 2019: Team UK flies the flag at dazzling opening ceremony

Team UK has been flying the flag at the dazzling opening ceremony for WorldSkills Kazan 2019. Team UK joined...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon