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Hours and superpowers: How one Competitor is preparing for WorldSkills Lyon 2024
As participants from across the globe prepare for WorldSkills Lyon 2024 this autumn, South African Competitor Kai Petersen is putting in the hours to make sure he is ready.
19 July 2024
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World Youth Skills Day 2024 celebrates skills for peace and development
On a day dedicated to youth skills, delegates gathered at UNESCO-UNEVOC headquarters in Bonn and online to discuss how young people are key to building a fairer, more just, and more prosperous world.
16 July 2024
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Young people tackle global challenges on World Youth Skills Day 2024
Today is World Youth Skills Day, a global celebration of youth empowerment through skills development. Join WorldSkills and UNESCO-UNEVOC in a hybrid event championing the power of young people changing the world.
15 July 2024
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WorldSkills Estonia hosts Young Master Skills Festival
Known locally as “Noor Meister”, the Young Master Skills Festival shone a spotlight on the importance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Estonia’s young students and for future economic growth.
12 July 2024
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We Are WorldSkills. Motivate with us.
Discover new research into how young people are inspired by seeing their compatriots win gold at a WorldSkills Competition.
11 July 2024
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One School One Country schools prepare to welcome delegations
Over 6,000 students in the Lyon area have been getting ready to welcome delegations of international Competitors this September as part of the One School One Country (OSOC) programme at WorldSkills Lyon 2024.
10 July 2024
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Making Our Mark: Abraham
We are shining a spotlight on young people who are using their skills to leave a lasting change on the world around them. For Abraham Mundengo from Zambia this has meant using his Information Network Cabling skills to improve internet access for his local communities.
8 July 2024
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Making Our Mark: Muhamad
Making Our Mark shares the stories of young, skilled people who are building a better world. That is literally the case for Malaysian bricklayer, Muhamad Din, who is using his skills to inspire the next generation of students by setting up the country’s first-ever training centre for Bricklaying.
5 July 2024
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WorldSkills Iran hosts its first International Friendly Skills Competition
The Golestan Botanic Palace Hotel in Gorgan was the setting for WorldSkills Iran’s first International Friendly Skills Competition, bringing together participants from 13 different countries.
5 July 2024