WorldSkills Reference Group

Members:

• Grant Glendinning, CEO & Group Principal, Education Training Collective
• Jill Goddard, WSUK Special Adviser - UK Governments and Funding, WorldSkills UK
• Joan Scott, WorldSkills UK Ambassador (Assistant Principal), Greater Manchester Colleges Group (Trafford College Group)
• Libby Shackels, Director of Curriculum, Southern Regional College (Northern Ireland)
• Nina Jassal, Senior National Competitions Manager, WorldSkills UK
• Parisa Shirazi, Director of Standards, WorldSkills UK
• Paul Evans, Director, Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales, Coleg Sir Gar
• Samantha Jocelyn-Sears, Assistant Principal – Curriculum and Standards, Dudley College
• Steve Caldwell, Head of Construction, UCS College Group
• Vicki Illingworth, Executive Principal and Deputy CEO, Chichester College Group

Meeting dates 2025/26

• 28 November 2025 Cardiff and Vale College

Past meetings