SkillsFest24 - The Global online UK skills showcase. 16th to 20th September 2024.
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SkillsFest24

SKILLSFEST24 took place from Monday 16th September to Friday 20th September 2024 in partnership the Department for Business and Trade International Education team.

It contained an amazing 16 hours of skills and lifelong learning sessions delivered by 48 UK skills training providers through 8 webinars spread over 5 days. 

Participants from all over the globe experienced some of the world’s most innovative and high quality skills and training delivery demonstrated through case studies and live examples during SkillsFest24. The daily interactive  sessions showcased skills solutions that can be contextualised for delivery wherever you are!

That’s right, it was a week-long global online SkillsFest and it was FREE to participate wherever you are in the world!

REGISTRATION FOR SKILLSFEST24 IS NOW CLOSED

This is the dates and programme of fantastic UK Presenters for SkillsFest24:

[hover over each flipbox to reveal the programme for each day]

Monday 16th September

08:00 - 10:00 [UK time]

Tuesday 17th September

08:00 - 10:00 [UK time]

Tuesday 17th September

16:00 - 18:00 [UK time]

Wednesday 18th September

08:00 - 10:00 [UK time]

Wednesday 18th September

16:00 - 18:00 [UK time]

Thursday 19th September

08:00 - 10:00 [UK time]

Thursday 19th September

16:00 - 18:00 [UK time]

Friday 20th September

08:00 - 10:00 [UK time]

We celebrated UK TVET skills brilliance to the world!

The primary audience for SkillsFest24 was for those outside of the UK, but of course we welcomed those in the UK to watch too. Everyone from overseas Government ministries and their agencies, donor banks, non-Government organisations and aid agencies, public and private skills and education institutes, skills bodies, senior leadership, employers, trade bodies and more, were invited to watch the latest innovations in TVET skills development and delivery from brilliant UK suppliers.

Wherever you were located across the world, SkillsFest24 took place online, and was FREE to watch. If you missed the live sessions, you are able to watch the full recordings.

There were lots of case studies set out during SkillsFest24 that demonstrated the application of the UK skills and training approaches across the globe. Should you need any more information, do not hesitate to contact UKSP.

Each day, different expert speakers will showcase their skills brilliance:

The line up of UK skills providers included:

In each session, there were different UK world class skills providers who demonsted how they can support your skills ambitions.

  • professional and chartered bodies/institutes
  • further education colleges
  • independent training providers
  • awarding organisations
  • sectoral skills bodies
  • skills tech and equipment suppliers
  • vocational English language providers

UKSP TVET Skills Offer

A wide range of solutions and skills provision were showcased through case studies. The SkillsFest covered:

  • Green/ sustainability (for example infrastructure, energy, finance, agri, aqua etc)
  • Future facing technology (for example AI, robotics, key enabling technologies etc)
  • Advanced manufacturing and innovation
  • Digital literacy / coding / ICT / cyber
  • Professional, entrepreneurship and business services
  • Healthcare, social care and Pharmaceutical
  • Cognitive, soft, core and behavioural skills
  • Tourism, hospitality and visitor economy
  • Teacher capacity and capability skills training
  • Logistics, distribution & maritime
  • Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)

Our SkillsFest24 speakers include:

[click the logos to view their websites or to make direct contact with them]

North West Regional College [NWRC]
Naomi Korn Associates
Global PA Association and Training Academy
Synthesis
Learning Curve Group
OPITO
City and Guilds
NOCN Group
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Metaverse Learning
Pearson
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)
NSAN - National Skills Academy for Nuclear
Wise Owl Training
NCFE Logo
RSL Awards
Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC)
UPSkill Universe
OCN London
Constructionarium
Class Of Your Own
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport [CILT]
The Chartered Institute of Marketing
NPTC Group of Colleges
ActiveIQ Logo
People1st International
Association for Science Education
East Coast Energy Training Academy
East Coast College
NSAR
Consalia Sales Business School
Sterling Training Limited
The Fitness Group
Exeter College
Outsourcery Services Limited
GQA Qualifications
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
Dragonfly Training
ScreenSkills
The Department for Business and Trade

Check out SkillsFest2023

Take a look at the recordings of the sessions from SkillsFest2023. You can also see all of the UK Skills Training providers.

Whatever you do, don’t miss out on being part of SkillsFest2024!

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