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WorldSkills UK Squad Selection Competition Photos

toria — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:41:29 +0000

Sophie Willet Design

Visit my Flikr pages for images of our Selection competition in January. The standard of the students work was fantastic. The theme was Fashion v Sport

‘Made to Measure’ Competition

toria — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:59:52 +0000

The first round of the WorldSkills UK ‘Made to Measure’ fashion competition takes place this coming weekend – 5th and 6th July at Hackney Community College, London. The participants have been selected from colleges and universities across the UK.

The students submitted their designs that they will be drafting and making up at the live competition and the standard of entries has been very high.

The competition will be judged by 4 industry experts; Nigel Cabourn – North East based designer who is one of the ‘designers at Debenhams’; Imtaz Khaliq – London based bespoke tailor; Joyce Thornton – WGSN ‘Generation Now’ Journalist and Gavin Douglas -
a regular London Fashion Week designer.

The strongest students will win a place in the UK competition final being held at the prestigious Northumbria University School of Design in early September.

University of Huddersfield Fashion Students take part.Â

WorldSkills London 2011

toria — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:25:42 +0000

WorldSkills is the highlight of the international skills calendar, the biennial event bringing together member countries from across the world to pit the skills of their young people against the best the world has to offer. An exciting and engaging spectacle, the competition is open to visitors who are able to get a close up view of competitors as they battle it out against the clock and those difficulties that are commonly experienced in the workplace. In effect it provides a platform and focal point for nations in dealing with their skills issues.

More specifically the WorldSkills competition has the following direct benefits For the UK:

Move from competence to excellence
There is a growing sense that we need to raise our standards and aspirations. WorldSkills has the potential to take us beyond the demonstration of competence in vocational education and to create a passion for excellence.
Reduce skills gaps
The excitement and achievements of WorldSkills competitors has the potential to capture the attention of the nation, to provide the motivation young people need to consider vocational education and to set their aims higher. Plus it will help to transform our national attitudes towards skills, to tackle skills gaps and shortages, and to raise our low productivity levels.
Minimise skills shortages
Many young people are opting to go into what they consider to be more stimulating professions, WorldSkills has the potential to once again get them excited about vocational training and to entice them back into traditional skills – areas where we have skills shortages.
Re-engage the disaffected
Exposure to the achievements of WorldSkills competitors will we hope provide the inspiration this group and their parents need to make them believe that they are important and have what it takes to be successful, to stay on in learning and acquire vocational skills – to take the opportunity to develop their full potential.