Skills Competition Wales aims to raise the profile of skills in Wales and offers students, trainees and apprentices in Wales a chance to challenge, benchmark and raise their skills by taking part in competitions across a range of sectors.
Funded by the Welsh Government through the Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales project the competitions are run by a dedicated network of colleges, work-based learning providers and employer-led organisations. It consists of a series of local skills competitions, aligned to WorldSkills and the needs of the Welsh economy.
In 2025, we will have a portfolio of 58 competitions that stretches across 4 sectors and all being delivered in February 2025.
The Inspiring Skills - Skills CompetitionWales Awards is a well known annual event within the education and skills sector, recognising some of the best learners, education providers and trainers across Wales.
With its own digital presence, the event was a huge success last year as we dived into a new format, delivering a live, in-person event streamed to watch parties all over the country. The event was hosted in front of nearly 1000 people at the auditorium in the ICC in Newport and broadcast again to over 1000 young people and industry professionals virtually.
The event will recognise the commitment, hard work and achievements of learners, providers, and employers who are setting the gold standard in education and training.
The prestigious event will bring ample opportunities for greater stakeholder engagement supporting our aim of achieving parity of esteem for vocational education and training.
We are currently looking for a Headline sponsor for this year's competition which comes with a lot of benefits for the organisation involved. We will have other packages available, for more information please contact us. This is a unique opportunity for the right organisation to utilise an existing established event to speak to a range of learners, professionals and government stakeholders.
The event provides targeted opportunities for the headline sponsor to maximise brand awareness and key messages across a live event, social media and PR.
Further details and the Sponsorship Packages available can be found here.