{"id":19829,"date":"2018-05-15T08:37:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T07:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/?p=19829"},"modified":"2018-05-15T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T07:37:10","slug":"worldskills-uk-competition-heats-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/worldskills-uk-competition-heats-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"WorldSkills UK Competition Heats in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/2018\/05\/15\/worldskills-uk-competition-heats-in-scotland\/1-13\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19830\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19830\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2018\/05\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/2018\/05\/15\/worldskills-uk-competition-heats-in-scotland\/2-10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19831\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19831\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2018\/05\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>22 May 2018 Construction Skills \u2013 Bricklaying, Carpentry, Joinery, Painting\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and Decorating, Plastering and Wall Tiling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6 June 2018\u00a0\u00a0Food and Hospitality \u2013 Confectionery, Culinary Art, Restaurant Service &amp; Inclusive Skills Catering<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11 June\u00a0 Hairdressing, Inclusive Skills and Childcare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>City of Glasgow College, 190 Cathedral Street<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do WorldSkills Competitions involve?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each competition is a series of tests, designed by industry experts, which focus on the highest UK and international standards. Competitions are designed to test a competitor&#8217;s knowledge, practical skills and attributes valued by employers including successful completion of tasks set, problem-solving, time management and working under pressure. Competitors are marked against a rigorous framework that meets the WorldSkills UK quality assurance standards.<\/p>\n<p>There are over 60 different WorldSkills skills competition taking place each year with competitors aiming to be named the UK Champion in their chosen skill. Outstanding competitors, aged 18 &#8211; 25, who excel in WorldSkills UK Competitions will be invited to compete for a place in the team that represents the UK at WorldSkills; the biennial international skills competition.<\/p>\n<p>This is an opportunity not just for competitors, but also for visitors to observe vocational excellence in action and to be inspired.<\/p>\n<p>WorldSkills aims to raise the profile and recognition of skilled people, and show how important skills are in achieving economic growth and personal success.<\/p>\n<p>Benefits and opportunities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achievement and mastery of world-class skills.<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced Personalised learner training and growth.<\/li>\n<li>Reducing the skills shortage.<\/li>\n<li>Increased productivity.<\/li>\n<li>Raising standards in technical and vocational education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To book a place, please contact Stephen Downie, WorldSkills Coordinator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:stephen.downie@cityofglasgow.ac.uk\">stephen.downie@cityofglasgow.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or find out more using the link below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/search?q=what+is+worldskills+youtube&amp;view=detail&amp;mid=6AD723C0DE0F9E3CC8B36AD723C0DE0F9E3CC8B3&amp;FORM=VIRE&amp;adlt=strict\">http:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/search?q=what+is+worldskills+youtube&amp;view=detail&amp;mid=6AD723C0DE0F9E3CC8B36AD723C0DE0F9E3CC8B3&amp;FORM=VIRE&amp;adlt=strict<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>22 May 2018 Construction Skills \u2013 Bricklaying, Carpentry, Joinery, Painting\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and Decorating, Plastering and Wall Tiling 6 June 2018\u00a0\u00a0Food and Hospitality \u2013 Confectionery, Culinary Art, Restaurant Service &amp; Inclusive Skills Catering 11 June\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/worldskills-uk-competition-heats-in-scotland\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30868,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30868"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19829"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19833,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19829\/revisions\/19833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}