Ann Watson, managing director of skills organisation EAL which supported Team UK at the event, said: "They are heroes and heroines, each and every one of them".
Tim Thomas, the director of skills and employment Policy at EEF, said: "Skills shortages are endemic in manufacturing and engineering, and companies are becoming increasingly concerned about their ability to access the skills they need post-Brexit.
It emerged that Bower, who left the regulator last year with a £1.4m pension pot, resigned on Thursday as a non-executive director of Skills for Health, an organisation which acts as the voice of healthcare employers in the skills system.
Bower, who left the regulator last year with a £1.4m pension pot, had resigned as a non-executive director of Skills for Health, an organisation which acts as the voice of healthcare employers.
But although the UK has a strong record on vehicle body repair, beauty therapy and construction skills, there is definitely room for improvement in engineering-based categories, says Eugene Incerti, director of skills competitions at UK Skills, the not-for-profit organisation that manages the UK entry for WorldSkills.
Karen Elzey is the director of Skills for America's Future, a policy initiative of the Economic Opportunities Program at the Aspen Institute.
Bradley Busch, registered psychologist and director of mental skills training company InnerDrive.
Aida Cardenas, executive director of Building Skills Partnership, is the daughter of Mexican immigrant service workers.
Carrie Starbuck, managing director of study skills website Learning Performance, says it's important not to panic in unexpected situations.
She became the Bureau Chief of Reading Education in 1967 and the Director of Language Skills in 1983.
