WorldSkills UK
Morwenna O'Brien is an experienced professional in corporate services and human resources, currently serving as Senior Corporate Services Manager at WorldSkills UK since October 2018, with previous roles including Senior HR and Corporate Services Manager, Corporate Services Manager, and Office Manager. Prior experience includes Operations Manager at the Association of Child Psychotherapists from March 2015 to June 2018, Office Manager and Communications Officer at One to One Children's Fund from January 2013 to February 2015, and Administration and Information Officer at Abbey Community Association Limited from August 2011 to August 2012. Earlier in the career, Morwenna worked at Kent Highway Services (Kent County Council) as Member Fund Officer and Customer Technical Support Officer between September 2006 and June 2011. Morwenna O'Brien holds a BScEcon in International Relations from Aberystwyth University, obtained between 2003 and 2006.
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.