As members of
#TeamUK
finish their competitions, we wanted to share some of the final moments from just a few of our amazing 37 competitors. WARNING - this video may make you get a bit dusty in the eye!
#Worldskillskazan
#worldskillskazan2019
After an amazing 2 year journey,
#TeamUK
begin their 4th and last day of competitions
@WorldSkillsKZN
. We're so proud of everything they've achieved, whatever the results. The Team have loved your support so as they make one last push, please share your message for them.
Meet
#TeamUK
– the top
#apprentices
& learners heading to
@WorldSkillsKZN
next month to compete at the
#Skills
Olympics in Russia. Follow all the action LIVE – don’t miss the spectacular opening & closing ceremonies, as well as daily updates from the team:
As the incredible
#TeamUK
prepares to take on the world at
@WorldSkillsKZN
this month, let’s join
@stephbreakfast
in wishing them the best of luck! We’re all rooting for you! Meet the team:
It’s almost here! In only a few hours
#WSUKLIVE
will be opening it’s doors - expert careers advice, hand-on skills demos and inspirational speakers. What more could you ask for? There’s still time to get your FREE tickets:
Thank you for having us on the sofa
@stephbreakfast
and
@jonkay01
we hope the success stories of
#TeamUK
will inspire more young people, from all over the UK, to take up apprenticeships and vocational education to secure their dream careers
And that’s a wrap! What an incredible end to our inspirational 2019 Competitions. A huge congratulations to all our wonderful winners. For the full list of medalists, head to:
It’s almost time - in just 1 hour,
#WSUKLIVE
will be welcoming thousands of young people looking to find their future career! Who’s heading to the UK’s biggest skills, careers and apprenticeship event today? Let us know in the comments!
After 2 years of intensive training, testing, team building, travelling and more, today is the start of competitions
@WorldSkillsKZN
. On behalf of everyone who has played a role in their inspirational journeys, BEST OF LUCK
#TeamUK
. Catch up on all the action here at 4pm tonight.
Did everyone see
#TeamUK
on BBC Breakfast with
@stephbreakfast
? It's now live on iplayer if you missed it (47 mins & 1hr 52 mins). The team will appear at the opening ceremony tonight at 5pm (Showcase TV - Sky 192, Freesat 161) and we're 🤞🥇. RT pls!
#TeamUK
we wish you the best of luck
@WorldSkillsKZN
! You have already made us proud and we know you will have a brilliant competition - the whole of the UK is behind you! Go
#TeamUK
#TeamUK
you have done us proud at the ‘Skills Olympics’ in
#Russia
We have been behind you every step of the way! Make sure you tune into
@SkyUK
channel 192 tomorrow night from 5pm to catch the medal results Go
#TeamUK
The morning after the night before! We couldn't be more proud of all 37 members of
#TeamUK
. The Team are currently en route home and I'm sure you'll join us in giving them a heroes welcome. Catch up on who won what and watch the closing ceremony again -
IT STARTS TODAY! 🎉Watch
#TeamUK
take part in what promises to be an amazing opening ceremony
@WorldSkillsKZN
. Tune into Showcase TV (Sky 192, Freesat 161) tonight at 5pm to see all the action. RT to show your support.
We’re already on site at
@thenec
getting ready for
#WSUKLIVE
next week. We can’t wait to see these halls turn into the UK’s biggest skills, careers & apprenticeship event! Want to see the final product? Get your FREE tickets:
📣 📣 📣 The wait is over! This morning, we announced who will be joining
#TeamUK
at
@WorldSkillsKZN
this August. Congratulations to everybody who took part in our selection events last week. Find the full team list here:
🎉 Well done to all our incredible finalists and congratulations to our medal winners!🥇 🥈 🥉
We're so proud of you all for showcasing and developing your amazing technical skills!
See the full results
Who is proud of these amazing 37 members of
#TeamUK
!? 🙋 To see the effort they've put in over the last 4 days has been amazing. At 5pm tonight you can watch the closing ceremony live on Showcase TV (Sky 192, FreeSat 161) and hopefully see us win lots of medals!
#Worldskillskazan
We're thrilled to reveal the 137 apprentices & students who are on the WorldSkills UK Talent Programme with the chance to compete at
@WorldSkills
Shanghai 2021! Huge congratulations to everyone who has made it onto
#SquadUK
! 🙌🎉 🎊
See the full Squad:
Start your day like Ross from
@NCLanarkshire
!? As the UK wakes up, TeamUK are busy competing on day 3
@WorldSkillsKZN
. It promises to be a key day for all 37 competitors. To get the latest news from the team, tune in to our Twitter account at 4pm this afternoon.
"Alexa, show me a picture of the impact of four days of intense competition"? '
#TeamUK
are en route home after an amazing week
@WorldSkillsKZN
. We couldn't be more proud of everything they've achieved -
And that’s a wrap!
#TeamUK
, our Training Managers and Performance Coaches you have made us so proud! As
@WorldSkillsKZN
draws to a close we leave you with our favourite moments
🎉 Very exciting news alert! 🎉
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, in partnership with
@NCFE
. The Centre will help to mainstream excellence in skills development.
Find out more at
What a closing ceremony in Kazan! As
#TeamUK
return to 'normality' all 37 members of the team should be incredibly proud.
In Nov, at WorldSkills UK LIVE () we'll welcome competitors at our National Finals and a new
#TeamUK
will be born, see you there!
#TeamUK
have one of their first finishers! Jack, who is competing in the CNC Turning Competition, has just finished. You can see the effort he's put in and the support from the rest of
#TeamUK
. Well done Jack!
@dmgmorieu
must be very proud, we certainly are!
Delighted to see coverage of
#TeamUK
in The Telegragh, The Sun and The Times today. We may be biased but we can't think of 37 young people who deserve this coverage more! Great end to a great week.
(Paywall)
The doors are open for the UK’s biggest skills, careers & apprenticeship event
@TheNEC
!
#WSUKLIVE
is set to be an incredible 3 days of top employers, hands-on skills demos & expert careers advice. There’s still time to get your tickets for tomorrow & Sat:
Who enjoyed the opening ceremony last night
@WorldSkillsKZN
? The competitions have now started but don't forget you can catch all the latest
#TeamUK
news live here on our twitter account at 4pm UK time. Go
#TeamUK
!
The
#RoadToKazan
is well & truly under way!
#TeamUK
is getting ready for the challenge of their lives – taking on the world’s best
#apprentices
& learners at
@WorldSkillsKZN
. From tomorrow, we’ll be introducing 1 team member everyday until the event begins. Stay tuned for more!
As we now recognise the
#TeamUK
members that achieved a Medallion of Excellence - they first give their amazing Training Managers and Team Leaders a round of applause - we couldn’t do it without them!
A huge well done to all our Inclusive Skills Competitors! We're so proud of all these incredible young people - they’ve showed some incredible skills today. We'll be posting all our medal winners this evening, so stay tuned.
Disappointed you can’t make it to
@WorldSkillsKZN
this month? Never fear! We’re broadcasting all of the fun LIVE from Russia so you can cheer on
#TeamUK
from anywhere in the UK. Find out how you can catch the team in action:
We're so proud to see
#TeamUK
's Liz on
@BBCBreakfast
. As the UK's best young
#florist
, she's heading to
@WorldSkillsKZN
next week - what an incredible example of just how far technical
#skills
can take young learners. Well done Liz and good luck! 🤞🏅🇬🇧
Without our fantastic partners, we wouldn’t be able to help so many young people find their future
#careers
. We’d like to say a huge thank you to everybody who has supported
#WSUKLIVE
and made the event such a huge success! Hope to see you next year!
Can’t make it to Russia for
@WorldSkillsKZN
next month? Don’t worry! We’re broadcasting LIVE from the event so you don’t miss a thing. Tune in for the opening & closing ceremonies, as well as daily updates from
#TeamUK
:
Congratulations to our Chief Executive
@DrNeilB
who received an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to equality in business. We are committed to helping more leaders in business and education create more inclusive environments for all young people through our work.
Success!
#TeamUK
’s James Boyes has taken a well-deserved GOLD in the
#cabinetmaking
#WorldSkills2022
competition in Basel, Switzerland! Well done James, you’re an inspiration to us all! 👏 🥇
🎉 Join in the party this Friday with
@StephLunch
as we celebrate the huge talent & skill of students & apprentices across the UK & discover who has been awarded the coveted gold, silver & bronze medals in this year's
#WSUKfinals
!
Download the save the date today 👇
And like 🚍's, we've now got two finishers! So good they named him twice, Thomas Thomas from
@meiriondwyfor
has just finished for
#TeamUK
in the Plumbing and Heating competition
@WorldSkillsKZN
. Well done Thomas
Good luck
#TeamUK
! Everybody at WorldSkills UK is cheering you on – we can’t wait to see everybody’s fantastic
#skills
in action at
@WorldSkillsKZN
next week. Can’t make it all the way to Russia? Check out our live broadcasts and stay up to date:
🎉 Exciting news!
We’re very pleased to announce we’ve selected the UK’s best young apprentices & professionals to take on their European peers at EuroSkills Graz in January!
Congratulations to
#TeamUK
! 🇬🇧
It's day 4 so we'll have finishers galore today! First off is Callum from
@FVCollege
@ClacksCouncil
who has just finished in the Painting and Decorating Competition. Think there may be some dust in my eye😢. Stay right here for all the latest news, with our last live show at 4pm.
We’d like to say a huge well-done to Ashleigh Hellowell who has proven her world-class standard in the
#cooking
finals at the
#WorldSkills2022
. Her Medallion for Excellence will sit alongside the gold medal she won in the 2019 national finals. 👏🏅
#TeamUK
We’re delighted to announce Martin McGuire will be joining us as our first ever Director for Scotland 🏴 ! Martin will work to help us grow our work in Scotland & help deliver more world-class outcomes across the Scottish skills system. Find out more:
Can’t make it to
#Russia
next month for the
#Skills
Olympics? Never fear! We’re broadcasting LIVE from
@WorldSkillsKZN
so you don’t miss a thing. Sign up for reminders and find out what’s in store:
🎉 We're very excited to launch the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, in partnership with
@NCFE
, & reveal the first 20 colleges to be a part of this unique project!
This breakthrough approach to training young people will help to mainstream excellence in skills development
The competitors for all of our 70 skills competitions have done so well this week at
@WSUKLIVE
, but tomorrow is the day we announce the winners -tune into our Facebook LIVE broadcast tomorrow at 8pm to watch the medal ceremony! 🥉 🥈 🥇
#SkillsLIVE