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Educator Journey 2025

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Created on March 7, 2025

WorldSkills UK National Competitions Educator Journey 2025

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WorldSkills UK National Competitions

Educator Journey 2025

Entry stage preparation
Engage your learners
Pre-competition paperwork
Entry stage
Pre-registration
Registration

Jan – Feb

Feb – March

March

April – May

3 – 28 March

3 March – 3 May

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Pre-qualifier competition preparation
National qualifiers
Announcement of Finalists
Pre-final competition preparation
Finalist training and development

10 July

July

September – October

May – 27 June

May

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National Finals joining instructions
National Finals
Medal ceremony
Squad UK

25 – 28 November

28 November

September – October

2026 – 2028

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National Finals joining instructions

  • You and your competitor will receive joining instructions with all the important information needed for the National Finals
Such as
  • Information on where the competitor will be staying
  • Venue details of where your competitor’s competition will be taking place
  • Timetable for the week’s activities
  • Any special instructions your competitors need to be aware of

Pre-competition paperwork

  • For foundation skills competitions please ensure that you inform us of any specific needs or special requirements by completing the state of support form
  • Ensure all relevant paperwork (parental consent) are submitted

Announcement of Finalists

  • Scores are quality assured, and finalists will be announced on the WorldSkills UK website
  • The list of finalists can be found here

Finalist training and development

  • Competition Organising Partners will provide tools and resources to help competitor preparation
  • Support competitors to take part in any pre-final training and development activities
  • There are also a range of resources available on our Learning Lab

Engage you learners

  • Engage your learners with the pre competition activity
  • Familiarise yourself with the rules and entry criteria
  • Participate in local activities, where applicable, to identify suitable competitors

Entry stage preparation

  • Actively support your competitors with their technical development of the required skills

National Finals

  • Finalists will compete over three days of activities at various locations in south Wales
  • A list of the venues where competitions will be taking place can be found here

Pre-final competition preparation

  • You will receive your competitors developmental feedback on their performance at the qualifier stage
  • Using this feedback continue to support your competitor’s development
  • Support your learners to ensure all the necessary arrangements (including travel and equipment) in good time ahead of the national finals
  • Access the Learning Lab

Developmental feedback from National Finals

  • Those who are age eligible and have achieved a benchmark score may be invited to opt into squad UK, and ultimately have chance of representing the UK at the WorldSkills International competitions in Japan 2028

Registration

  • Register your learners for the competitions
  • Ensure they complete registrations by agreeing to terms and conditions
  • Register here

National qualifiers

  • Your learner competes in a live event across the UK or online
  • The national qualifiers take place over a period of one day either physically at venues across the UK or online depending on the competition
  • A list of all qualifier heats can be found here

Medal ceremony

  • All medallists will be announced at the medal ceremony taking place at the International Convention Centre in Newport, Wales
  • We will also be holding the medal ceremony for the foundation skills competitions at Cardiff and Vale College
  • Watch the livestream here

Pre-registration

  • Register to receive more information about the upcoming cycle
  • Register your interest here

Pre-qualifier competition preparation

  • Continue to support competitors with technical development of required skill
  • Where applicable support your learner in choosing and attending a qualifier heat
  • Access the Learning Lab

Entry stage

  • This is the first stage of the competition cycle which will involve a remote activity usually lasting 1-2 hours
  • Each individual competition will have their own date for the entry test which will be emailed to you
  • This must be completed by the individual