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14 April 2026

EuroSkills 2018 Budapest: watch the opening ceremony live

Representatives from 28 European countries will this evening attend the opening ceremony of the 10th EuroSkills finals (live stream here). Over 500 competitors will join Hungary’s prime minister, technical experts, delegates, and supporters to observe the spectacle. It will take place from 18:30 (BST) and 19:30 (local time) at the biggest sporting complex in Hungary, […]

Team UK selected for WorldSkills 2017 in Abu Dhabi

Apprentices from Toyota, Airbus and Topshop are among 32 of the country’s elite learners who have been selected to represent the UK and go for gold at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi later this year. The team [see below] will fly to the Middle East in October to compete against young people from 76 countries, in more […]

FE holds the key to 2017’s global skills challenges

Building a world-class skills training system is entirely within our grasp if it is properly supported and prioritised, says Carole Stott. To say that 2016 was an eventful year is an understatement. There can scarcely be a person whose life will not be touched in some way by its momentous events. There is little that […]