WorldSkills UK - The Skills Show
15-17 November 2012 at the NEC Birmingham.
The UK’s biggest skills and careers event, The Skills Show is a unique annual celebration that will inspire the fashion designers, web developers and engineers of tomorrow with exciting opportunities in further education, skills and Apprenticeships.
Visit www.theskillsshow.com to find out more!
A selection of WorldSkills UK competition finals and activity (listed below) will be held at the event. The exceptions are Confectionery/Pastry Chef and Restaurant Service.
Please note that this list is subject to change.
| Accounting Technician | Competition Feature |
| Aeronautical engineering: Avionic | WSUK Final |
| Aeronautical engineering: Mechanical | WSUK Final |
| Afro-Caribbean Hairdressing | WSUK Final |
| Architectural Stained Glass | Competition Feature |
| Aromatherapy | WSUK Final |
| Autobody Repair | WSUK Final |
| Automobile Technology | WSUK Final |
| Automotive Glazing | WSUK Final |
| Beauty Therapy | WSUK Final |
| Bricklaying | Competition Feature |
| Cabinet Making | Competition Feature |
| Car Painting | WSUK Final |
| Caring | WSUK Final |
| Carpentry | Competition Feature |
| Cisco network Technician | WSUK Final |
| Cooking/Confectionery Pastry Chef (not a WorldSkills UK competition) | Pressure Test for Squad UK |
| CNC Milling | WSUK Final |
| CNC Turning | WSUK Final |
| Construction Metal Works | WSUK Final |
| Electrical Installation | WSUK Final |
| Environmental Science | WSUK Final |
| Floristry | WSUK Final |
| Game Design | Taster Skill |
| Hairdressing | WSUK Final |
| Heating & Ventilation | WSUK Final |
| Industrial Control | Taster Skill (Live Final) |
| Industrial Electronics | WSUK Final |
| IT security | Taster Skill (Live Final) |
| Joinery | Competition Feature |
| Landscape gardening | WSUK Final |
| Mechanical Engineering: CAD | WSUK Final |
| Mechatronics | WSUK Final |
| Media makeup | WSUK Final |
| Microsoft Applications Specialist | WSUK Final |
| Microsoft IT Technician | WSUK Final |
| Microsoft Network Administrator | WSUK Final |
| Mobile Robotics | WSUK Final |
| Nail Art | WSUK Final |
| Nail Enhancements | WSUK Final |
| Painting and Decorating | Competition Feature |
| Plastering | Competition Feature |
| Plastering and Dry Walling | TBC |
| Plumbing | WSUK Final |
| Popular Music | WSUK Final |
| Printing | Taster Skill (Live Final) |
| Professional Services | Taster Skill (Live Final) |
| Reflexology | WSUK Final |
| Refrigeration | WSUK Final |
| Restaurant Service (not a WorldSkills UK competiton - activity being led by Westminster Kingsway college) | Show Case |
| Sheet Metal Work | WSUK Final |
| Stonemasonry | TBC |
| Video Moving Image | WSUK Final |
| Wall and Floor Tiling | Competition Feature |
| Web Design | WSUK Final |
| Welding | Competition Feature |
Taster Skill
This is a pilot competition, supported by organisations and sponsors, with the aim to assess the feasibility and level of demand for each skill to become part of the WorldSkills UK portfolio.
Competitors in taster skills are invited to participate pending full UK release of the competition.
Competition Feature
This is an activity designed to reflect the competitive delivery of performance excellence in a given skill at times when the main competition is not operating.
