WorldSkills UK
Louis Talbot has extensive experience in funding development and research, currently serving as the Funding Development and Research Manager at WorldSkills UK since August 2019. Previous roles include New Business Officer at The Royal British Legion from May 2017 to September 2018, Supporter Care Executive at the RAF Benevolent Fund from November 2014 to December 2015, and Research Programme Administrator at the University of Birmingham from September 2013 to September 2015. Early professional experience includes an Operations Assistant position at The Projects Group from April 2008 to September 2009. Louis Talbot holds a BSc (Hons) in Business Management with Communications from the University of Birmingham, completed between 2010 and 2013.
WorldSkills UK
WorldSkills UK is an independent charity and a partnership between employers, education and governments. Together, we are using international best practice to raise standards in apprenticeships and technical education so more young people and employers succeed. We’re a proud member of WorldSkills, a global movement of over 80 countries. WorldSkills supports young people across the world via competitions-based training, assessment and benchmarking, with members’ national teams ultimately testing their ability to achieve world-class standards in the biennial ‘skills olympics’. The insights we gain from training as part of this global network helps us raise standards across the UK. We inspire young people, whatever their background, to choose high-quality apprenticeships and technical education as a prestigious career route. We develop educators, by sharing international best practice, to deliver high-quality training and assessment. We innovate to help employers by benchmarking with skills systems from across the world to inform policy and practice, ensuring high-quality skills and boosting the UK economy.