Competition Interpretation Guide The NEC Birmingham November Your chance to inspire at WorldSkills UK Live 2018

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1 Competition Interpretation Guide The NEC Birmingham November 2018 Your chance to inspire at WorldSkills UK Live 2018 (FORMerLY KNOWN AS THE SKILLS SHOW)

2 Competition Interpretation: Your chance to inspire WorldSkills UK LIVE (WSUK LIVE) the nation s largest skills and careers event, inspires over 73,000 visitors with a huge range of career options alongside the WSUK Competition National Finals. This event is absolutely critical for the future of the UK s economy Anne Milton MP, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills Interpretation spaces are exhibitor spaces embedded into the separate competition areas, bringing the competitions to life for visitors, with experts and students demonstrating skills in an interactive and engaging format. Interpretation spaces are a vital part of WSUK LIVE, acting as a bridge between the skills represented by the WSUK Competitions and visitors who may know nothing about that skill. What are Interpretation spaces? Interactive demonstrations of skills, carried out by students and experts. Engage and inspire visitors about skills. Make WSUK Competitions more accessible and relevant to visitors. Provide a point of contact for visitors to find out more information about a skill or competition. Who can take part? Applications are particularly encouraged from organisations (further education institutions, training providers and Competition Organising Partners) with a strong understanding of the relevant WSUK Competition and/or a working relationship with the Competition Organising Partner. oowe encourage you to involve previous award winners, from UK competitions or elsewhere. ooanyone taking part must be aged 16 or over. oothose taking part should represent the diversity of your industry. Apply now Applications are now open and close at 5pm, Friday 13 July 2018 To apply, please complete this application form and submit to interpretation@worldskillsuk.org 2 Competition Interpretation Guide: Your chance to inspire

3 The areas you can take part in You can be an Interpretation Provider in any of these skill areas. Please submit one application form per skill area. Digital, Business & Creative 3D Digital Game Art Engineering & Technology Construction & Logistics Bricklaying Digital Video Production Aeronautical Engineering Fine Jewellery Making Automation Graphic Design CNC Milling Web Design CNC Turning Carpentry Electrical Installation Landscaping Construction Metalwork Painting and Decorating Industrial Electronics Plastering Mechanical Engineering Plumbing Health, Hospitality & Lifestyle Mechatronics Beauty Therapy Robotics Nail Technician Sheet Metalwork Butchery Welding Culinary Arts Forensic Science Fitness Trainer: Personal Training Health & Social Care Hairdressing Floristry 3 Cabinet Making Competition Interpretation Guide: Your chance to inspire Roof Slating & Tiling

4 The benefits to you WSUK LIVE is a great opportunity for you to align your organisation with the UK Government s industrial and careers strategies. Be an ambassador for a specific skill or group of skills, promoting best practice and opportunities. Enhance your reputation and demonstrate excellence. An audience of over 73,000 visitors including students, teachers, parents, community groups, employers, influencers and media. CSR opportunity for your organisation to support your sector, and to promote best practice in the industry. Provide a CPD (Continued Professional Development) opportunity for your staff/ students by being part of a large scale event. Exposure to WSUK Competition National Finals, allowing you to benchmark against national standards. Meet prospective students/employees and network with employers and other partners. Worldskills UK will: Work with you to ensure sufficient power and services are provided, and to offer operational support throughout the project planning and delivery. Promote your Interpretation Space through The WSUK LIVE marketing channels, including the event guide, website and app. Providers or Competition Organising Partners are eligible to claim costs of expenses incurred, depending on your organisation s proximity to the NEC and up to a designated maximum amount. All you need to do is submit your receipts and a form for approval after WSUK LIVE is completed. Within the Counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire: 500 The rest of England: 1,000 Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: 1,500 4 Competition Interpretation Guide: Your chance to inspire

5 Working Together We will work closely with each chosen provider to develop their activity and ensure that the opportunity is maximised and content is as appropriate as possible. Interpretation Providers will: Design and deliver content that demonstrates the knowledge and expertise involved within your skill, including most/all of the following: oobite-size demonstrations of excellence of your skill in practice (preferably with commentary in order to engage a wide group at a time). oohands-on or interactive aspect of demonstration. ooopportunity for Q&A about the skill/industry. ootest pieces from previous competitions, showing what competitors are working towards, potentially with some of varying standards. ooa competitive element that, ideally, draws on what is happening in the competition and allows students to experience the pressures and adrenalin that comes with competition. oooptimally, have a Skills Champion (previous competitor at national or international standard) on-hand to talk about the competition. Provide information for visitors (written and/or verbally) about how this particular skill is important, how it relates to their lives, how it is used in different professions, how you can start a career in this skill, and where you can find further information. Promote the ethos of competitions and the industry. Work cooperatively with the Competition Organising Partner, prior to and at the event, to ensure your content is aligned with, and complementary to the competition activity. To attend the training and familiarisation session in September To set up your Interpretation area by 6pm on Wednesday 14 November To occupy your space for the entirety of WSUK LIVE (9am-4pm on 15 and 16 November and 10am-4pm on 17 November 2018), delivering your Interpretation Space to visitors throughout. 5 Competition Interpretation Guide: Your chance to inspire

6 How we will select you A selection panel of industry professionals will assess your application based on the following: Inspiration and entertainment Will it be of interest to visitors? Will it entertain visitors and keep them them engaged? Will visitors understand it? Will it inspire visitors to seek more information and/or want to work in this sector? Is there an element of visitor interactivity? Is it original or innovative? Does it include a competitive element? Educational benefit Does the content demonstrate best practice of the skills within the relevant competition(s)? Which courses, qualifications or careers are linked with your Interpretation, and can this be communicated easily to visitors? How will it complement the skills competition(s) and encourage visitors to look further at them? What educational benefit is there to you as an organisation? What educational benefit is there to the students or learners taking part? Feasibility How many visitors can engage in the Interpretation at a time? Have you considered all costs involved in delivering the Interpretation for three days and are they realistic and affordable? Has the organisation delivered similar activities? Will your students be confident giving information about the skill or competition to visitors of all ages? Innovation and uniqueness It includes content that has not previously been seen at The Skills Show. Will it will be memorable after the event? Does it include a wow factor? Does it include a competitive element? Supporting material Any supporting videos, photographs and links are encouraged and will also be reviewed. Any existing collaboration with the relevant Competition Organising Partner or any clear understanding of WSUK will be considered. Conditions The focus of the Interpretation Spaces are on skill-specific, educational content. They need to represent and promote that skill to visitors. We invite all organisations to apply to deliver Interpretations, and will select one organisation per skill, based on the best content. Successful applicants are provided the Interpretation Space at no cost, as well as additional support from WSUK (see page 4 for details), but must operate within the content and branding parameters of the WSUK LIVE Interpretation product. For other opportunities to exhibit at WSUK LIVE, please contact Rachna Bhanot from our Business Development Team on: or RBhanot@worldskillsuk.org. For further information please go to: 6 Competition Interpretation Guide: Your chance to inspire

7 Interpretation Space Application form Please complete and return this application form to by 5pm Friday 13 July Please read the Interpretation Space guide for further information on how to complete your application form. Good luck with your application and we hope to see you at WSUK LIVE. 1.1 Your organisation 1.2 Your organisation explained (50 words summarising your company / organisation) 1.3 In which UK region or country are you based? East of England East Midlands London North East Northern Ireland North West Scotland South East South West Wales West Midlands Yorkshire & The Humber 2.1 Interpretation category There will be an interpretation area featured within most WSUK Competition spaces at WSUK LIVE. These are arranged across four industry sectors at the show. Please indicate where your Interpretation Space sits: Digital, Business & Creative 3D Digital Game Art Digital Video Production Fine Jewellery Making Graphic Design Web Design Engineering & Technology Aeronautical Engineering Automation CNC Milling CNC Turning Health, Hospitality & Lifestyle Beauty Therapy Nail Technician Butchery Culinary Arts Fitness Trainer: Personal Training Construction Metalwork Industrial Electronics Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Health & Social Care Hairdressing Floristry Robotics Sheet Metalwork Welding Forensic Science 1 Competition Interpretation Space: Application form

8 Construction &Logistics Bricklaying Cabinet making Carpentry Electrical installation Landscaping Painting and decorating Plastering Plumbing Roof slating & tiling 2.2 Please describe your knowledge and experience of the relevant WSUK Competition. (up to 100 words) 2.3 Please describe your relationship, if any, with the relevant Competition Organising Partner. Please specify any Skills Champions from your organisation who will be supporting your Interpretation Space (up to 100 words) 2.4 Please describe your involvement, if any, with Interpretation, or any other WSUK or WSUK LIVE products. (up to 100 words) 2 Competition Interpretation Space: Application form

9 3.1 Clearly define how your Interpretation demonstration will work (up to 400 words) Consider the following points in your response: What does the demonstration involve? What exactly are you demonstrating? What are your students/learners going to do? How many students/learners are taking part? How many visitors are engaged at any one time? What elements of your Interpretation will be interactive and/or hands-on? For elements which are demonstrations (rather than hands-on), will you have a running commentary to keep the audience engaged? 3 Competition Interpretation Space: Application form

10 3.2 Explain how visitors will benefit from the Interpretation Space (up to 200 words) Consider the following points in your response: How comfortable are your staff and students talking to their peers about the competition and skills? How can you guarantee your staff and students will be enthusiastic in their approach to interpreting the industry sector, competition and skills to the visitors? Is your Interpretation going to reflect your skill sector accurately and attractively? Will your demonstration inspire visitors to find out more about the sector? What provisions will you have to deliver and/or signpost visitors to further information? 3.3 Operations Each Interpretation Space will be approximately 6x3m (subject to availability). If your Interpretation requires a larger space, please explain and justify. With this in mind, please plan how your Interpretation activity/activities will be set up. Use the space below for diagrams and write up to 400 words to explain. Please any images or diagrams to: Interpretation@worldskillsuk.org 4 Competition Interpretation Space: Application form

11 3.4 Why or how will this opportunity add impact to your organisation? (up to 200 words) Consider the following points in your response: What does it mean to your organisation to take part in WSUK LIVE? What do you expect the students to achieve from the experience of being involved in the project? How will this project add value to the curriculum? How will your Interpretation Space contribute to achieving excellence and raising standards? How will your ensure your team are prepared and fully embrace their interpretation role? 5 Competition Interpretation Space: Application form

12 3.5 What resources are required for the delivery of your Interpretation Space? Please ensure you have considered all resources and costs required and that your organisation is fully committed to delivering this Interpretation Space, should your application be successful. For example: materials/equipment/storage/ people (both performers and people to manage your Interpretation Space), travel and transportation, costumes, furniture, AV. Please specify if you require access to water, or any other facility, and how often you will need these throughout the three days. If known, please also note any electrical requirements for equipment you are bringing, so we can anticipate these needs for you. 6 Competition Interpretation Space: Application form

13 4.1 What supporting evidence can you offer to help explain or visualise your Interpretation Space? (up to 150 words) Please provide a short statement with hyperlinks to evidence. Consider the following points in your response: What supporting evidence can you offer to help explain or visualise your Interpretation? For example from local competitions, performances, a portfolio of your work in school/college, awards, case studies, press articles, short videos etc. If you would like to provide video or images as part of your application, these must be in the form of hyperlinks to an external website or YouTube. Please do not submit images or video content as attachments with your application. In sending in this application I agree to have read and fully understood the Terms and Conditions outlined by WSUK. The Terms and Conditions can be viewed at Please provide details of the lead contact for project management and delivery of your Interpretation Space. When submitting your application, please inform us of a secondary contact, in the event that you will be unavailable for any period. Name: Title: Address: Telephone: Mobile: Please return this form to: Interpretation@worldskillsuk.org by 5pm Friday 13 July Competition Interpretation Space: Application form