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Join a movement of educators building essential skills

It has never been more crucial to invest in essential skills like Teamwork and Problem Solving, alongside academic excellence, to ensure learners are ready to thrive.  

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Unlock essential skills for success

The Skills Builder Global Accelerator Program provides fully-funded support for educators worldwide to strategically embed essential skill development into their institutions. Each year, we offer a limited number of fully-funded places to schools and colleges internationally. 

  • Duration: This 12-month online program starts in September 2026.
  • Eligibility: Any school, college, or specialist educational setting outside of the UK can apply.
  • Commitment: You will need to attend 2 virtual training days and 3 meetings across the year.
  • Language: Sessions are conducted in English

Dedicated Support, Transformational Results

If your application is successful, we support you to develop and implement a complete strategy for teaching skills in your institution. The Global Accelerator program combines expert training and planning with a dedicated Education Associate from Skills Builder- a qualified teacher- and includes high-quality teaching and learning materials that maximise results and save you valuable time.

The result is that learners’ essential skills development accelerates by up to 3.0x due to this transformational approach.

A horizontal bar chart comparing the outcomes for three different groups of schools. "Schools without a Skills Builder programme" have the lowest score at 0.40. "Schools using Skills Builder Hub" have a significantly higher score of 1.51. "Schools on the Accelerator programme" have the highest score at 1.64.

An image of Vicky Smith, Senior Education Associate at Skills Builder Global. She is wearing black glasses and has a kind smile.
“I love supporting educators across the globe to develop essential skills teaching as part of the Accelerator program. The results speak for themselves.”

Vicky Smith
Senior Education Associate at Skills Builder Global

Ready to Accelerate? Applications for 2026–2027 are now open!

Places are limited, so be quick. Apply NOW

The Round 1 deadline is 27 March 2026.