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• UK SKILLS Newsletter, Autumn 2006

  The front page has a piece on 'The Road to WorldSkills 2011'. There is a picture of members of the UK bid team celebrating the announcement that London would be hosting the Competition in 2011.
• Team UK

  The brochure was produced by WorldSkills UK as part of a submission to the Royal Mail in the UK, requesting a set of commemorative stamps to be commissioned for WorldSkills London 2011. The brochure includes information on WSC London, the value of skills and support from the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.
• WorldSkills London 2011 - Team UK Details

  The brochure is focussed on the 43 competitors which formed Team UK in 2011. 37 skills were entered at WSC London 2011 by Team UK. The brochure includes a list of the names, skill, age, region of the UK, home town, training provider/college and employer.
• WorldSkills London 2011 - The Power of Plants

  WorldSkills London 2011 celebrated skills excellence at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in Spring 2011. At the Show WSC London had an exhibition stand where visitors could produce sugarcraft flowers, create buttonholes, craft a flower brooch and create a hairstyle using fresh flowers and plants. The focus was on promoting WSC London 2011 and encouraging visitors with the chance to register for a complimentary ticket.
• WorldSkills London 2011 - Have a Go guide

  WorldSkills London 2011 encouraged partners to organise 'Have a Go' skill taster sessions in the run up to and during the WSC in October 2011. The sessions were a way of engaging people. The brochure was part of a campaign to create one million opportunities for people across the UK to 'Have a Go' and try a new skill.
• WSUK Alumni Newsletter, Edition 7, Autumn 2011

  The main focus is the Team UK results from WSC London 2011.
• WSUK Newsletter, Edition 6, Summer 2011

  Articles included: Team UK 2011 announced UK events on the run up to WSC 2011 Two awards at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show for a garden Call for support at WSC 2011
• WSUK Alumni Newsletter, Edition 5, Spring 2011

  The articles include: Will Torrent, Confectionery at Shizuoka (2007), Medallion for Excellence. Worked on a project with Waitrose (supermarket). and Heston Blumenthal (celebrity chef) Supporting WSC London 2011
• WSUK Alumni Newsletter, Edition 4, Winter 2010/2011

  The articles include: UK Team results for EuroSkills Lisbon 2010 Message from Simon Bartley, CEO UK SKILLS - advising that UK SKILLS was transferring to the Skills Funding Agency and that he was about to become President Elect of WorldSkills International Case study of Lee Blower (1997), Gold medal for Bricklaying, Switzerland Case study of Martin Grech (1991), Bronze medal for Electrical Installation, Amsterdam Case study of Melanie Adlam (2009), Medallion of Excellence for Electronics, Calgary Case study of Ian Whitaker (1991) - competed in restaurant service and became a training manager in 2004 WSC London 2011
• WSUK Alumni Newsletter, Edition 3, Summer 2010

  Articles include: Case study of Doug Hill with two photos on the front page. Doug was the first UK competitor - 1953. Case study of Joe Massie (2009), florist. Won the bronze medal at Calgary WSC London 2011 Case study of Gary Collier, (2005), stonemason . Won the silver medal at Helsinki
• WSUK Alumni Newsletter, Edition 2, Spring 2010

  Articles include: The garden designed by UK SKILLS - 'Growing World Class Talent: celebrating the workforce of tomorrow" - which won a silver medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show A case study of Jenna Bailey, beauty therapy competitor in Montreal, 1999 who has subsequently held a number of roles supporting the Competition which have continued since 2010. Jenna was awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace for the work she does supporting competitions. A case study of Phil Vandries (2003), CAD An update on WorldSkills London 2011
• WSUK Alumni Newsletter, Edition1 Winter 2009/10

  Included is a photograph of Team UK with Boris Johnson (Mayor of London) following their success at WorldSkills Calgary in 2009. Also included is a case study of Richard Talman (Team UK 2001) who is jeweller, an update on WorldSkills London 2011.
• IVTO informative brochure

  IVTO informative brochure
• IVTO Introductory Pamphlet

  3-part fold-out 1990s brochure introducing the IVTO, complete with small images from past events. The information is brief and general, no general figures or dates to go by. The date of the pamphlet is not listed either, though it was definitely produced after 1991 (as the NL competition is visible), and possibly before 1995 (One shot can be seen in which IVTO members hold 1995 Iconography, though cannot confirm whether remaining pictures actually originate from '95.
• Horizons 81 - a VICA Documentary

  Documentary book of The National VICA Leadership conference, the United States Skill Olympics and WSC Atlanta 1981 by VICA. 89 Pages are dedicated to WSC Atlanta specifically, covering the Opening Ceremony, The Technical Experts, Delegations by Country, Observers and 'Spouses' activities, actual Competitions and Winners, the Closing Ceremony, and the Receptions, socials and the Farewell party. The book mostly entails a collection of photos, captions that are present simply identify individuals (though, rarely), or otherwise entail quotes from organization members or famous quotes and proverbs.
• The taste of success

  Financial Times article about Simon Hulstone winning a Gold medal in Cooking, Lyon 1995, and gives an overview of the Competition.Published on 24/10/1995
• Programme of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the IVTO, Lisbon 2000

  Programe of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the IVTO, Lisbon 2000
• Skill Olympics 88, programma

  Programme of activities for each day in detail during the Skill Olympics 88, Sydney
• Skill Olympics 88, report

  Report by Skill-UK on the Skill Olympics 88
• Speech by Margaret Thatcher at 30th International Skill Olympics 1989

  This is the speech Margaret Thatcher made at the Awards Ceremony of the International Skill Olympics in Birmingham, United Kingdom in September 1989. Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the UK at the time. Following the Skill Olympics Mrs Thatcher decided to invest government funds to establish UK Skills - a dedicated organization to manage Skill Olympic activities. This was an important step forward for the UK.
• Test Project, Wood Pattern Making, 1963

  Test Project, Wood Pattern Making, 1963
• Leslie Woolley's diary 1961

  The hand-written diary of Leslie Woolley, a gas pipe welder who competed for the British team at the 1961 competition in Duisburg, Germany. The diary was given to Woolley by his girlfriend Margaret before he left. It was his first trip abroad. Woolley was 17-years-old at the time and an apprentice at the Michelin company in the English city of Stoke on Trent. The diary records events at the competition, tourist excursions and many autographs of fellow competitors. He notes with regret losing his camera. The diary carries the inscription "Good Luck Les. Love from Margaret” on the inside cover. Les and Margaret have been happily married for more than 50 years.
• Letter from A.D. Graham to Clive Barker

  Letter from A.D. Graham to Clive Barker, 12/08/1960 Subject: Confirmation as a member of the UK team for the 1960 International Competition
• Test Project, Silversmithing, 1963

  Test Project, Silversmithing, 1963
• Test Project, Silversmithing, 1965

  Test Project, Silversmithing, 1965