Worldskills - FE News

The latest news and video from WorldSkills London 2011. WorldSkills is the largest work based learning skills competition in the World. FE News are very proud media partners of WorldSkills London 2011, we have worked very closely with WorldSkills and Team UK. The FEnews team hope you enjoy the stories and video articles from WorldSkills, or as some people call it the Skills Olympics.

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British Council skills for employability programme, Palestinian vocational skills Friday, 04 November 2011 FE News catches up with the British Council to discuss their skills for employability work, particularly their...	Amany Moeman discusses vocational skills and employability in Egypt and how we can help each other Tuesday, 25 October 2011 FE News chats with Amany Moemen, an executive board member of Egypt's Industrial Training Council. Amany discusses...
Brathay's Jez Anderson on supporting pre-Apprenticeship learners in WorldSkills Friday, 14 October 2011 FE News catches up with Jez Anderson, head of apprentice development at the Brathay Trust. Anderson explains...	Skills Canada CEO Shaun Thorson: The legacy of WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Thursday, 13 October 2011 FE News catches up with Shaun Thorson, CEO of Skills Canada, to discuss the legacy of WorldSkills Calgary...
WorldSkills International President explains how skills competitions raise the level of skills across the globe Tuesday, 11 October 2011 FE News catch up with Simon Bartley on his first day in his new role as WorldSkills International...	Jaine Bolton UK Official Delegate for International Skills Competitions discusses how the NAS and SFA will work together on the annual UK skills competition Tuesday, 11 October 2011 Jaine Bolton, from the National Apprenticeship Service and the new Official UK Delegate for WorldSkills, reflects on...
Team UK win 5 Gold, 2 Silver & 6 Bronze at WorldSkills London 2011 Monday, 10 October 2011 Team UK won five gold, two silver, six bronze medals and 12 medallions of excellence in skills ranging from cooking,...	Ryan Sheridan wins Bronze in ME CAD & chats about how he is already supporting future skills competition competitors Monday, 10 October 2011 FE News catches up with Ryan Sheridan after he received his Bronze medal at WorldSkills London 2011 in ME CAD.
Visual Merchandising Gold medal for Kirsty Hoadley Monday, 10 October 2011 FE News catches up with Kirsty Hoadley after she receives her Gold medal for Visual Merchandising at WorldSkills...	Bricklaying Gold medalist Philip Green chats about his WorldSkills experience Monday, 10 October 2011 FE News chats with Philip Green just after he received his Gold Medal for Bricklaying at WorldSkills London 2011.
Geoff Russell announces new annual skills competition Saturday, 08 October 2011 FE News catches up with Geoff Russell, chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency, as he announces another legacy...	Chidi Okolo, WorldSkills London 2011 head of education, on the planning behind 'Have a Go' Friday, 07 October 2011 FE News catches up with Chidi Okolo, head of education at WorldSkills London 2011. Okolo discusses the education...
Lee Davies, chats about a new Plumbing Team Challenge at WorldSkills Friday, 07 October 2011 FE News catch up with Lee Davies at WorldSkills. Many of you will know Lee in his role at the IfL as Deputy CEO, but...	John Hayes discusses the importance of WorldSkills and competition Friday, 07 October 2011 FE News caught up with John Hayes, Minister of Further Education, Skills and Life Long Learning. at WorldSkills...
Olympic Gold Medalist Jason Gardener shows his support for Team UK Friday, 07 October 2011 FE News catch up with Gold Medal winning Olympian Jason Gardener. As a Team UK ambassador, he explains his role in...	How training and skills have helped BT Thursday, 06 October 2011 FE News caught up with BT's Andy Cross at the National Training Awards 2011 about the importance of training and...
Dragon Theo Paphitis explains how businesses can benefit from training and skills Thursday, 06 October 2011 FE News catches up with Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis, chairman of stationary firm Rymans, at the National...	LSIS CEO Rob Wye on taking WordSkills forward Thursday, 06 October 2011 LSIS CEO Rob Wye discusses how far the sector has come with WorldSkills, and where it is heading. FE News caught up...
Hawk's Crawford Knott discusses the benefits of WorldSkills from a providers perspective Thursday, 06 October 2011 FE News talks to Hawk Training's Crawford Knott to chat about WorldSkills from a provider's perspective. Knott is...	David Way from National Apprenticeship Service explains the significance of the WorldSkills competition Wednesday, 05 October 2011 FE News catches up with David Way, CBE, chief operating officer of the National Apprenticeship Service....
Interview with IfL's Lee Davies discussing WorldSkills London 2011 Wednesday, 05 October 2011 FE News catch up with IfL's deputy chief executive Lee Davies about the importance of WorldSkills. Davies has a dual...	Interview with Jaine Bolton with NAS and future UK official delegate Wednesday, 05 October 2011 FE News catches up Jaine Bolton, National Director for Business Development with the National Apprenticeship...
Interview with Doug Hill, the UK's first ever WorldSkills competitor Wednesday, 05 October 2011 FE News catches up with Douglas Hill, the UK's first ever WorldSkills competitor back in 1953. Hill chats about his...	WorldSkills London 2011: Introducing Team UK Training Manager and WorldSkills Expert (Automobile Technology) John Dawson Monday, 03 October 2011 Each member of Team UK for WorldSkills London 2011, the world's largest international vocational skills competition,...
WorldSkills London 2011: Introducing Team UK Training Manager and WorldSkills Expert (Wall and Floor Tiling) David McCay Tuesday, 20 September 2011 Each member of Team UK for WorldSkills London 2011, the world's largest international vocational skills competition,...	WorldSkills London 2011: Introducing Team UK Training Manager and WorldSkills Expert (CNC Turning) Paul Green Tuesday, 06 September 2011 Each member of Team UK for WorldSkills London 2011, the world's largest international vocational skills competition,...
WorldSkills London 2011: Introducing Team UK Training Manager and WorldSkills Expert (IT Network Systems Administration) John O'Neill Tuesday, 23 August 2011 Each member of Team UK for WorldSkills London 2011, the world's largest international vocational skills competition,...	The biggest 'shop window' for skills soon to arrive in capital – WorldSkills 2011 Tuesday, 16 August 2011 With the UK's exam results due shortly and the recent hike in university fees, parents are looking at vocational...
Team UK unveiled for WorldSkills London 2011 Thursday, 30 June 2011 The 43-strong team that will represent the UK in October's WorldSkills competition was unveiled last night by Skills...	WorldSkills London celebrates early at Chelsea Sunday, 29 May 2011 The WorldSkills London team were celebrating an early victory this week after being awarded a Silver gilt medal at...
110 FE providers to showcase talent at WorldSkills 2011 Wednesday, 11 May 2011 WorldSkills London 2011 has selected 110 colleges and training providers to showcase the best of UK skills at...	WorldSkills invites young creators to design medals Saturday, 12 March 2011 Young aspiring artists and designers are being invited to design medals for this year's WorldSkills competition.
WorldSkills London 2011 calls on UK students to help put on a world-class show Wednesday, 19 January 2011 With the worlds greatest international skills competition just nine months away, WorldSkills London 2011 is offering...	UK Skills Simon Bartley discusses China's vocational training ambitions Wednesday, 01 December 2010 FE News chats with UK Skills CEO Simon Bartley about his recent trip to China, and the country's ambitions to...
Squad UK selection for WorldSkills London 2011 commences Wednesday, 03 November 2010 With just under a year to go until we host WorldSkills London 2011, our future stars of the event are this month...	Simon Bartley appointed WorldSkills International president Monday, 18 October 2010 Simon Bartley, the chief executive of UK Skills, which champions learning through competitions and awards, has been...
The UK now has one year to prepare for WorldSkills Monday, 23 August 2010 The eyes of the educational and skills training world along with the leaders of industry will be firmly fixed on...	Standards soar as learners compete to represent UK in WorldSkills 2011 Thursday, 29 April 2010 The UK Skills 2010 competitions are now in full swing up and down the country, with thousands of young people...