It's another Medallion for Excellence for #TeamUK! The incredible Connor Cruden has proven his world-class status in the #Plumbing and #Heating competition in Lahr, Germany as part of the #WorldSkills2022 Special Edition competition. What a star! ⭐ 👏

We’ve had a great morning welcoming Minister for HE & FE, Youth Employment & Training Jamie Hepburn MSP to the #WSUKFinals2022 - meeting competitors, walking the competition route and experiencing some of the interactive activities we’re showcasing this week.

As part of the event, we’re welcoming members of the public to visit the campus and walk the competition route from 1pm-3pm today and tomorrow. Find out more here: bit.ly/3UEVOWp

More amazing competitors are vying for gold in the #WSUKFinals2022, with 23 competitions starting today at Barking & Dagenham College, Edinburgh College, Cardiff and Vale College | Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro, Belfast Met, @mbrocollege and Blackpool and The Fylde College. These include:

The #WSUKFinals2022 are in days 2 and 3 over at @mbrocollege, with a fantastic range of skills on display, including: #WebsiteDevelopment #Welding #ElectricalInstallation #CyberSecurity #3DDigitalGamingArt #MechanicalEngineeringCAD #Plumbing #DigitalConstruction #GraphicDesign

Another fantastic collection of medals from colleges and training providers from Scotland at the national finals. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 WorldSkills UK Edinburgh College WorldSkills UK Scotland City of Glasgow College New College Lanarkshire Forth Valley College UHI Moray South Lanarkshire College North East Scotland College Glasgow Kelvin College UHI Inverness @secct628.

Great to be at Scottish Parliament today with Jamie Hepburn MSP to recognise the success of WorldSkills UK Team UK competitors from Scotland. They achieved Medallions of Excellence in their skill discipline against the best in the world. @worldskills Colleges Scotland Scottish Funding Council

Team UK met Jamie Hepburn MSP @Scotparl today. He said "It’s great to see students and young professionals represent our country fantastically well on the international stage. Their hard work and intensive preparation is something to be proud of."

TeamUK @Scotparl where Martin McGuire said "Being part of the WorldSkills UK network gives access for us to learn from other countries and transfer those insights to drive up training standards, raising the profile and prestige of skills in Scotland." bit.ly/3ILNt07

Great to speak to CDN about our work in Scotland and celebrate the success of the Scottish competitors.

With 7 🥇 at the national finals, Scotland is leading the way in developing a world-class #skills economy. Read how our competitions, Innovation Network and Centre for Excellence is playing a vital role, something SMP @JamieHepburn witnessed first hand-> bit.ly/3Hs4Emp

🚨 Don't forget to Join us for the WorldSkills UK National Finals Medal Ceremony, streaming live tonight, November 17th, starting at 7 pm. 🚨 Register and tune in directly at worldskillsukevents.org. We can't wait to see you there! #WSUKFinals2023

Huge congratulations to Calam Kearney for taking home the gold medal in #DigitalConstruction from Newcollegelanarkshire. Thanks to organising partner Newcollegelanarkshire and supporters Autodesk and @BalfourBeatty.

Congratulations, Kornel Franczak from City of Glasgow College, for winning gold in the #3DDigitalGameArt competition at #WSUKFinals2023! Your artistic skills have created a virtual masterpiece. Special thanks to Cheshire College - South & West for their outstanding organisation of the competition.

🌐 Kevin Morrow, hailing from New College Lanarkshire, achieves gold in the #NetworkSystemsAdministrator competition at #WSUKFinals2023! Massive congratulation Kevin!

Well done to Zoe Wright from City of Glasgow College for achieving gold in the #Confectionery and #Patisserie competition at #WSUKFinals2023! Your skill in the art of sweet creations is truly commendable. Thanks to the Craft Guild of Chefs of Chefs for their support.

Congratulations to Oliver Young from UHI Perth for winning gold in the #AutomotiveTechnology competition at #WSUKFinals2023! Your technical expertise in automotive systems is truly commendable. Special thanks to IMI for their support.

Congratulations to students from Scotland competing at WorldSkills UK national finals in Manchester. 23 medals, including 9 gold. A fantastic achievement. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Funding Council New College Lanarkshire City of Glasgow College Edinburgh College UHI Moray UHI Perth North East Scotland College

"We welcome the first International Education Strategy published by the Scottish Government". Carol Turnbull, WorldSkills UK Ambassador for Scotland, in response to Scotland's International Education Strategy. Full statement here: bit.ly/3SPYNwX

WorldSkills UK CEO Ben Blackledge explaining how our programmes deliver excellence for all to help deliver the Government’s growth and opportunity missions with NCFE David Gallagher The Edge Foundation GrahamNOCN National Education Union