World Skills UK
Students at Bradford College are encouraged to enter World Skills – a global competition spanning across 80 countries, which helps support young people through skill-based competitions and training.
World Skills is a competition, designed by industry experts to assess an individual’s knowledge, practical skills and employability against certain criteria, in a competitive timed environment.
Students who go far in the process face the potential opportunity to be part of the UK national team, competing with other nations in places like Lyon, France and Herning, Denmark.
First Stage
Bradford College is encouraging all its students to register to take part.
By registering, you will benefit from reflecting on your skills, areas of interest and have something to aim for.
If you take part in the regional competitions, this will provide you with the chance to fine-tune your critical skills, attributes and behaviours that are often highly valued by employers – including problem-solving, self-reflection, time management and the ability to work under pressure.
63 Skills Competitions
Next Steps
Are you ready? Take the assessment to see how you’ll perform
For Level 2 and Level 3 students, you can benchmark your skills before entering by completing online assessments based on the national competitions. The assessments give an instant result which will give you an insight into some of the skills, knowledge and behaviours assessed at various stages of our national competitions. The categories to enter include:
- Accounting Technician
- Aeronautical Engineering: Mechanical
- Automation
- Automotive Body Repair
- Automotive Refinishing
- Automotive Technology
- Construction Metal Work
- Health and Social Care
- Heavy Vehicle Technology
- IT Software Solutions for Business
- IT Support Technician
- Network Infrastructure Technician
- Network Systems Administrator
- Welding
If you cannot find your skills in this list, there are a further 23 skills covered in modules on the Technical Masterclasses on the Skills Development Hub.
Tutor / trainer led sessions
A set of new practical resources, based on the previous entries, can help educators identify strengths and areas for development for their learners.
These are in the format of a session plan, an assessment brief and a marking spreadsheet so they can peer mark / tutor mark and see where the individual and group are in relation to the national average. If you’d like to receive a copy of this please email [email protected].
Registration is now open
We encourage as many students as possible to give this exciting opportunity a go, in their chosen area of interest.
| Timetable and next stages Entrants are required to complete a simple online/remote test or task which is open to any learners, apprentices and employees from 16 years+. You should either be working towards, or have recently completed, Level 2, 3 or 4 qualifications in your related skill. World Skills will notify you directly and you may be invited to the regional competitions. |
| Regional competitions – May and June |
| National finalists – Announced in July |
| National Finals – November (550+ competitors) |
| Opportunity to join the UK Squad |
| Selected for UK Team – (25-35 members) Lyon 2024, Euro Skills in Herning, Denmark 2025 |
To find out more, please visit https://www.worldskillsuk.org/ or to explore the various competitions on offer.