“Pearson shares many goals with WorldSkills UK – celebrating the best of vocational and technical education, raising awareness and the prestige of the sector and supporting young people to set new benchmarks of excellence in their chosen fields. We’re thrilled to be supporting Team UK for WorldSkills Lyon 2024.“
- Freya Thomas Monk, Managing Director of Vocational Skills and Training at Pearson
What is the WorldSkills Competition?
Often dubbed as the ‘Skills Olympics’, WorldSkills is the largest international skills competition held every two years in cities across the globe.
The competition hosts 1,500 young people from over 65 countries competing in 62 different technical skill disciplines, ranging from engineering and technology to creatives and hospitality.
31 of the finest apprentices and students from across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have been selected for Team UK and their training for the international competition is well underway.
Case Studies
Discover some of the former WorldSkills UK team members that studied a Pearson qualification...
Rachael Carr
Rachael Carr, a former competitor from 2011 WorldSkills shares how her BTECs and WorldSkills UK training equipped her with world-class skills that she still applies in her everyday life and has contributed to her career development at BAE Systems.
Hayden Jakes MBE
Take a look at Haydn’s inspiring journey, from winning gold at the 2019 WorldSkills competition to completing his Pearson BTEC, being appointed an MBE and now working with the Royal Air Force.
Together, let’s shape the future of skills
We believe the conversation about the future of jobs and skills is one of the most important in education. Understanding more about the future of work is core to Pearson’s mission of helping people make progress in their lives through learning.
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