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Countdown to WorldSkills London 2011WorldSkills London 2011 announces ceremony venue |
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By WorldSkills London 2011 WorldSkills London 2011 has announced that The O2 has been chosen to host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 41st WorldSkills Competition in October 2011. The O2 is one of the biggest arenas in Europe and one of London's landmark venues. It will be the perfect setting for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for WorldSkills London 2011, creating an exceptional visitor experience. As previously publicised, the Competition itself will be held at ExCeL London, a world-class multi-purpose venue just 10 minutes away from The O2. |
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Sponsorship of WorldSkills London 2011 |
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By WorldSkills London 2011 In October 2011, London will host the 41st WorldSkills Competition. Young talent from over 50 countries/regions will display their outstanding ability in 45 skills. This spectacular event will attract UK and international business leaders, government ministers, policy-makers, teachers, trainers, students and the media across the four days of the Competition at ExCeL London. |
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News from around the worldCroatiaSkills Zagreb 2010 |
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By CroatiaSkills CroatiaSkills Zagreb 2010 was held from April 8 - 11 in Zagreb, Croatia. The crowning event was a national competition to find the best young hairdresser in the category of male and female hairstyles. The event took place in the new Arena Zagreb in front of several thousand visitors. The winners of CroatiaSkills Zagreb will compete at WorldSkills London 2011. At the opening ceremony Mr. Davor Dinter, President of CroatiaSkills and Official Delegate of WorldSkills International, extended special congratulations to WorldSkills International on its 60th anniversary. Croatia became a Member of WorldSkills International in 2006 and entered four Competitors in WorldSkills Shizuoka 2007. |
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WorldSkills Americas 2010, Rio de Janeiro |
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By WorldSkills International The first WorldSkills Americas Competition has finished. The Closing Ceremony was held Quayside in Rio de Janeiro with teams from Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and USA, plus two guest Competitors from the Netherlands. The Brazilian National Competition was held in conjunction with the WS Americas Competition resulting in some impressive statistics: A total of 562 Competitors participated in 41 official skills spread over an area of 84,000 square meters, where the 55,000 visitors could also observe various demonstration skills. WSI held a series of meetings during the Competition, where a number of WorldSkills Delegates and Experts were present to support the event. Marcos Pontes – Brazil's first astronaut and a WorldSkills Ambassador – attended the event. In this role he contributes greatly to inspiring and motivating young people to believe in themselves, work hard and reach for the stars. The next WorldSkills Americas Competition will be held in Bogotá, Colombia in 2012. Visit the Competition website: www.worldskillsamericas.com >> Results |
 Marcos Pontes, the WSI Board of Directors and a group of school children visiting the WorldSkills Americas Competition. Marcos is constantly stopped by school children wanting their photo with him. |
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Skills Masters |
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Large Crowds at 3D Event Skills Masters From Fashion to Nursing and from Technical Installations to Restaurant Service – more than 75 vocations were in the spotlight from March 4 - 6 during Skills Masters in Ahoy Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The skills event for VET students, young skilled professionals and job-seekers drew 25,838 visitors. Skills Masters promotes the development of talent. This has resulted in many new national skills champions and hundreds of matches in the labour market. The seventh edition of Skills Masters will take place on March 3 – 5, 2011. |
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SkillsIceland National Competition |
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By Thor Palsson, Technical Delegate, SkillsIceland The Icelandic National Competition was held March 18 – 19 in Smaralind, the biggest shopping centre in Iceland. This is the fifth National Competition in Iceland since it was decided to combine smaller competitions held in schools to one National Competition. It was the first to be held under the SkillsIceland brand. With a total of 11 hours of work for each Competitor, it was Iceland's second two-day Competition. It was also the biggest in Iceland so far, with 144 Competitors in 17 skills ranging from Beautician to Mechanical Engineering Design. New skills included Mechanical Engineering Design – CAD, Automobile Technology and Landscape Gardening. The skills Baker, Butcher, Cooking, and Restaurant Service were also new to the National Competition, although they have held their own competitions before. |
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In memory of Dieter Niedermann |
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By Armin Mühlematter On March 4, 2010, many hundreds of people from the worlds of culture, politics and skills came together at St Gallen Cathedral to farewell Dieter Niedermann, Vice President Finances and Sponsorship of the WorldSkills St Gallen 2003 Organising Committee. In 2001, after the WorldSkills St Gallen 1997 Organising Committee had decided to host the WorldSkills Competition for a second time in 2003, Dieter joined the Board and agreed to be responsible for the finances and sponsorship. This was very fortunate for us, because Dieter, the former Permanent Secretary of the Canton of St Gallen, had a great deal of experience in these two important fields. His political connections were also very useful to the OC. Dieter very quickly took up work on preparations for the Competition. He knew many of the OC members and swiftly established contact with WorldSkills International (WSI) as well as Swiss Skills and the various skills organisations involved in preparations for the Competition. He was not only our 'Minister of Finance'', he was also our lawyer – and often our 'English Interpreter', since he had studied in the USA for a year. After only a short time working with the St Gallen Organising Committee, Dieter became very enthusiastic about the idea of WSI and devoted much of his time to the organisation of WSC 2003. During the St Gallen Competition, he had excellent relations with all Member delegations and was always ready to help. He was largely responsible for ensuring the healthy financial outcome. Transfer of knowledge was very important to Dieter. In the years following WorldSkills St Gallen 2003, he was in contact with the organisers of WorldSkills Helsinki, Shizuoka, Calgary, London and Leipzig, giving them all the financial information they needed. He also visited the last three Competitions with other members of the Board of St Gallen. He also visited the organisers of WorldSkills London 2011, most recently in November 2009. Members interested in bidding to host the WorldSkills Competition also turned to Dieter for support. He was an excellent adviser to all. Sadly, Dieter developed health problems after visiting WorldSkills Calgary. The doctors diagnosed a brain tumour. Unfortunately, surgery was not successful and Dieter passed away on February 22, 2010. The St Gallen Organising Committee and the whole WorldSkills International family have lost a wonderful friend and supporter. We will always remember his generous spirit, warmth, great sense of humour, and his enthusiasm for the WorldSkills movement. |
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