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WorldSkills Update 17.02.2009 |
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Editorial: By Christine Scoot Welcome to the WorldSkills International Update. The WorldSkills International Update is one of the many informational and promotional tools that we use to inform Members, partners, volunteers and the general public about the latest activities and initiatives happening throughout the world as part of the WorldSkills organisation. After a couple of weeks’ break, the Secretariat is now busily preparing for the upcoming events and initiatives. The 40th WorldSkills Competition in Calgary, Canada is on everyone’s lips these days and WorldSkills International (WSI) is working closely together with WorldSkills Calgary 2009 to make it the best ever Competition. From now on you will receive more frequent updates from WSI and our member countries/regions. This new format will allow us to send you news items while they are still fresh. This also means that you will receive shorter updates, with navigation options to our website to obtain more information regarding your favourite topics. We are looking forward to yet another year full of WorldSkills activities and we will do our utmost to provide you with information through this Update but we need your assistance to make it even better. If you have a story or a feature that you would like to share please send it to me at christine.scoot@worldskills.org. Please include 3-4 high resolution pictures to go with the article. Together we can raise the awareness and profile of
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New Global Sponsor Partner: Saint-Gobain Gyproc |
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WSI is proud to present our new Global Sponsor Partner (GSP) - Saint-Gobain Gyproc* is the world’s leading supplier of sustainable, innovative, lightweight interior building systems, including an extensive range of building plasters and plasterboard systems across many leading regional brands such as British Gypsum, Placo, Rigips, Certainteed and of course Gyproc.
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Six months and counting |
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By WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Ltd. As spring arrives in Canada, WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Ltd. is busily preparing for the arrival of the WorldSkills International Technical Committee and Chief Experts. “March will be an extremely busy month for us here in Calgary,” says Richard Walker, President and CEO of the Calgary organising committee. “We start the month with the Technical Committee meeting and sessions with the Chief Experts from all skill categories. Then we bring our Work Shop Supervisors to Calgary to join the meeting and present the material samples and discuss space allocation.”
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Building Team Canada |
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By Skills Compétences Canada Preparing to take on the World! 38 Canadian youth skilled in trades and technology are preparing for the biggest event of their lives! Having recently met for the second time in Montebello, Quebec, they are building team spirit and creating some essential support systems that will enable them to take on some of the challenges and stresses that they may face at the WorldSkills Competition. Skills/Compétences Canada, as the Canadian Member organisation to WorldSkills International, endeavours to provide their Competitors with valuable tools and resources to facilitate their journey and make it an experience that is constructive and meaningful. Just like Olympic athletes, Competitors spend countless hours training in the months leading up to the WorldSkills Competition. With the help of industry leaders and/or faculty members of secondary schools, colleges or polytechnic institutes, Canadian Competitors train through practical experiences and mental conditioning towards achieving success on this world trade and technology stage.
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30 more skilled young people selected for UK skills |
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By UK Skills The final 30 members of Squad UK were announced Tuesday, February 3rd, with the hopes that they will be ready to take on the very best in the world at the biggest skills competition ever - WorldSkills Calgary 2009 - which will take place in Calgary, Canada in September. The new squad members were announced at a special event at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, which celebrated the success of the squad so far and went on to highlight the importance of skills in the UK. A panel discussion was held on the topic “The role of skills and skills competitions in the current economic climate. The debate was lead by UK Skills Chief Executive Simon Bartley and included high calibre speakers.
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WorldSkills Premiere Experience 2009 – hurry, time is running out! |
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By Michelle Bussey, Communications and Marketing Director, WSI The deadline for the booking your place in the WorldSkills Premiere Experience (WSPE) is February 27th, 2009. It’s first come first serve, so book now! It’s easy, just follow this link and download the registration form www.worldskillspremiere.com. Looking for a way to show your Executives the true WorldSkills Experience? Then look no further. Back by popular demand, the WorldSkills Premiere Experience (formerly the VIP Experience) is going to be bigger and better.
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WorldSkills Champions Exchange |
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Many of you have already been introduced to the WorldSkills Champions Exchange program (WSCE). Now we've given the WSCE website a complete makeover to match the new look and feel of worldskills.org. Flyers, postcards and other material will be made available soon. The WSCE is a unique opportunity that allows past WorldSkills International Competitors (“WorldSkills Champions”) to travel abroad with their skill for 3-12 months. New professional and personal experiences will give them added confidence as they continue their WorldSkills journey.
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Explore worldskills.org |
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This section has been added to provide you with tips for the best exploitation of worldskills.org and other WorldSkills related websites. The first thing we would like to highlight on our website is the ‘WorldSkills in the News’ section. There are many great skill related stories being published every day and therefore we have started collecting the more relevant ones on worldskills.org so you only need to visit one website to keep yourself up to speed. The stories take all kinds of shapes, and include news articles, press releases, links to new websites etc...So feel free to let us know if we have missed anything and let us all cooperate to create a portal of the best skill and industry news in the world!
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Upcoming WorldSkills Events |
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Do you have events that you want to see here, send them to ellen.coppens@worldskills.org. |
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