Welcome from our regional – Skills Competition Champion of the various free workshops we will be running in the next few months. Details of these events are contained in this update. The As our regional WorldSkills Champion, I see events are funded by the Education and this as an exciting time for skills competitions Training Foundation, and supported by Find a with an increasing recognition of the role that Future, the new organisation which brings competition activity can play in improving together World Skills UK, The Skills Show and vocational learning, achievement and The Skills Show Experience. We’ve also employability prospects. Within each edition of organised a number of other events across the future publications of the Further Education East Midlands where young people will have newsletter Spotlight East Midlands, we will opportunities to access hands-on careers advice include an update on activities supporting skills as part of the Skills Show Experience. Again, competitions. further information relating to these events is also contained in this update. There is a regional professional development programme to encourage the use of skills I hope that you find the newsletter useful and competitions in our everyday college work. If please feel free to get in touch if you would like you’re not already involved or want to find out to discuss your own ideas for the use of skills more about how to use skills competitions to competitions in the East Midlands. benefit your students, please come along to one Leigh Regional WorldSkills Champion and Principal of Stephenson College email Regional Professional Development Programme
Welcome – from our regional Skills Competition Champion As our regional WorldSkills Champion, I see this as an exciting time for skills competitions with an increasing recognition of the role that competition activity can play in improving vocational learning, achievement and employability prospects. Within each edition of future publications of the Further Education newsletter Spotlight East Midlands, we will include an update on activities supporting skills competitions. There is a regional professional development programme to encourage the use of skills competitions in our everyday college work. If you’re not already involved or want to find out more about how to use skills competitions to benefit your students, please come along to one of the various free workshops we will be running in the next few months. Details of these events are contained in this update. The events are funded by the Education and Training Foundation, and supported by Find a Future, the new organisation which brings together World Skills UK, The Skills Show and The Skills Show Experience. We’ve also organised a number of other events across the East Midlands where young people will have opportunities to access hands-on careers advice as part of the Skills Show Experience. Again, further information relating to these events is also contained in this update. I hope that you find the newsletter useful and please feel free to get in touch if you would like to discuss your own ideas for the use of skills competitions in the East Midlands. Leigh Regional WorldSkills Champion and Principal of Stephenson College email Regional Professional Development Programme
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