worldskills

Two UK automotive apprentices triumphed for Team GB at WorldSkills Lyon 2024, winning a Bronze medal and Medallion of Excellence. More than 1,500 young people from 69 countries took part […]

The IMI Skills Competition finalists for 2024 have been announced. National qualifying events took place throughout May and June in four categories, Body Repair, Refinishing, Light Vehicle Technology, and Heavy […]

PPG has announced that it will support the WorldSkills Europe (WSE) vocational skills organisation for 2024-25 as a premium sponsor. WSE promotes vocational, technological, and service-oriented education and training across […]

BASF is again supporting WorldSkills International this year as global silver partner of the WorldSkills Competition and exclusive sponsor of the Car Painting category with its premium refinish paint brand […]

Two of UK’s top apprentices are gearing up to take part in WorldSkills Lyon 2024, billed as the ‘skills Olympics’. David McKeown, a former apprentice who trained at Riverpark Training […]

Steer Automotive Group celebrated its Automotive Body Repair and Automotive Refinishing competitions for apprentices in February. The Steer Apprentice Skills Competition, designed to help prepare apprentices for their end point […]

FMG Repair Services has announced it will host IMI WorldSkills body repair national qualifiers for the fourth year running. The independent competition, which identifies the most talented apprentices in the […]

Registrations for the WorldSkills UK National Competition open in one week. The skills competitions provide employers, colleges and independent training providers with a proven method of upskilling and developing young […]

UK technicians enjoyed considerable success at the recent WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition for Car Painting, which took place in Denmark from 18-22 October. Supported by Glasurit, BASF’s premium paint […]

FMG Repair Services has announced that its Goole training centre has been chosen to host the WorldSkills UK Automotive Body Repair National Qualifiers in June. Richard Hutchins, IMI’s skills competitions […]

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced that competitions manager Richard Hutchins has won a prestigious WorldSkills UK’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Award. The awards celebrate the […]

WorldSkills UK has announced its finalists, with more than 20 of the most talented next generation technicians in the automotive sector going forward to the November competition. The IMI Skills […]