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WorldSkills UK: Team UK Flies the Flag in Denmark

Team UK, comprising 19 young professionals, competes among 600 participants from 30+ countries to promote vocational excellence and best practices in Europe.

  • On September 9th in Herning, Team UK, 19 young professionals, marched into the packed Opening Ceremony after arriving the night before, marking the EuroSkills Finals start.
  • EuroSkills, Europe’s largest skills competition and part of the WorldSkills movement, brings together over 600 competitors from more than 30 countries in Herning from 9 to 13 September.
  • Selected and trained by WorldSkills UK, Team UK includes apprentices and former apprentices supported by Pearson, facing three days of practical and theoretical tests across disciplines like plumbing, welding, industry 4.0, and mechatronics judged by panels of international experts.
  • Team UK entered to cheers in a sell-out ice hockey arena, with Skills Minister Jacqui Smith expected among 70,000 spectators as competitors shift to high spirits competition phase.
  • Ben Blackledge, Chief Executive, WorldSkills UK, said: 'The Finals are an enlightening litmus test of national readiness and help young people seeking high-quality jobs by raising standards.
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Team UK lands in Denmark for EuroSkills finals

Team UK, 19 brilliant young professionals and tradespeople, landed in Herning, Denmark, last night (September 8th), to compete in the highly anticipated EuroSkills Finals.

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