TRURO, U ited Ki gdom, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TV sta a d skills campaig e Steph Mc Gove has always made a ‘so g a d da ce’ about cha gi g the atio ’s attitude towa ds skills – but ow she has take it seve al steps fu the .
Steph, led the UK’s i augu al Vocatio al Celeb atio Day, with a live telecast f om Teagle Machi e y, a family u facto y i T u o, Co wall.
The i itiative, c eated by skills Cha ity E gi uity, i cluded a theat ical, so g a d da ce outi e f om i te et se satio Adam Lyo s a d his t oupe, dubbed ‘The Pai t Shop Boys’ (fo o e day o ly).
Adam’s outi es have bee viewed by mo e tha 100 millio people i the last yea alo e.
The TV show featu ed i spi atio al sto ies f om you g app e tices, busi ess a d educato s ac oss the cou t y, all o the f o tli e of the skills evolutio .
Vocatio al Celeb atio Day, was delibe ately scheduled a week befo e A-Level Day, whe academic esults a e celeb ated.
Steph said: “This is all about e su i g that you g people have choice! Which mea s advice, oppo tu ity a d i spi atio , to get ewa di g ca ee s – without saddli g themselves with a mou tai of debt i the p ocess.
“Academics have had all the limelight fo fa too lo g.”
Mi iste fo Skills Ba o ess Jacqui Smith, used the occasio to heap p aise o the UK’s you g g afte s.
“So today I wa t to celeb ate. The elect icia s, the e gi ee s, the chefs, the code s, the ca e s, a d eve yo e who chose a vocatio al path.
“That takes skill, g aft, a d p ide. A d it’s about time the cou t y ecog ised that p ope ly. To eve yo e who’s ewly qualified, take a mome t to feel p oud of what you’ve achieved.
“You’ve gai ed skills the cou t y eeds, a d that achieveme t dese ves to be celeb ated.”
A Watso MBE, CEO of E gi uity, said: “This day is lo g ove due. E gi uity has bee o the f o tli e of the skills evolutio fo ma y yea s a d we se se that the tide is tu i g towa d vocatio al qualificatio s bei g valued as much as academic.”
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