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Licentiateship of City & Guilds (LCGI) Awards

May 27, 2008

Forty-one people who have participated in recent WorldSkills Competitions were awarded for their hard work by City & Guilds on Saturday 17 May 2008.

WorldSkills competitors get ready, steady to cook on TV!

May 1, 2008

WorldSkills 2007 competitors Graham Squire (first left) and Will Torrent (second right) were recently filmed as part of the BBC cookery show, Ready, Steady, Cook. The show is due to air in May 2008. They are pictured with host Ainsley Harriott (centre) and chefs James Tanner (second left) and Nick Nairn.

Watch Team UK 2007 going for gold at the WorldSkills Championships

February 1, 2008

These two programmes from Teachers TV, follow the UK team at the 2007 WorldSkills Championships in Japan. Watch as they are pitched against the world’s best practitioners of vocational skills, from bricklaying to beauty therapy, and aim to improve on the three medals won by Britain two years ago. The programmes document the team’s intensive training all the way through to the moment of truth - the medal ceremonies.

Prime Minister congratulates UK’s Skills Champions

January 11, 2008

The Prime Minister, who was joined by Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills John Denham and Minister for Skills David Lammy met with all 22 team members, alongside apprentices from Westminster Kingsway college, who provided the catering for the event.

UK Team strikes gold in Japan

November 21, 2007

Team celebrate a UK medal winner Following a tough season for world championship sports events, the UK can be justifiably proud of a national team whose achievements can be truly celebrated.

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Weblog posts

A Training Manager's Journey to WorldSkills 2007

Stephanie Willougby, Training Manager, Floristry

November 19, 2007

Competitions days are hard graft......

Jenny Shackleton, UK Skills

November 19, 2007

It was like flying in a 737... what a way to travel

Bill McGawley, Manufacturing Team Challenge

November 16, 2007

My first 5 days in Japan

Harry Smith, Competitor Graphic Design Technology

November 15, 2007

I was briefed in forensic detail

Bill McGawley, Manufacturing Team Challenge

November 10, 2007

WorldSkills 2007 podcast

Listen to our site's podcasts. Our first one is from Simon Bartley, Chief Executive of UK Skills.

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Licentiateship of City & Guilds LCGI Award

May 27, 2008

Merchant Tailors Hall, May 2008

WorldSkills 2007 UK Medal Winners and Medallions of Excellence

November 21, 2007

UK Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Winners and Medallions of Excellence

WorldSkills 2007 Closing Ceremony

November 21, 2007

WorldSkills 2007 Closing Ceremony

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