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WorldSkills Conference Talks #2 - Online skill competitions, training, and assessments
Join us for the second WorldSkills Conference Talk Wednesday, 1 July, at 12pm (GMT).
23 June 2020
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BeChangeMaker attracts record number of skilled entrepreneurs
For a four-year-old, BeChangeMaker is growing at an incredible rate. This year sees nearly 800 teams of social entrepreneurs who want to turn their dreams into reality.
23 June 2020
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WorldSkills Conference Talks highlight pandemic experiences for young, skilled professionals
Powerful, and sometimes moving, stories of how young people are being confronted by the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic emerged in the first of a series of WorldSkills Conference Talks.
19 June 2020
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India's Champions show the way
What makes a true Champion? Talent and hard work are obvious requirements, but a commitment to using your skills to help people is essential.
18 June 2020
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Costa Rica’s National Learning Institute puts itself at the heart (and stomach) of the pandemic response
With the disease throwing millions out of work worldwide, providing the basics of life has become a priority for governments.
15 June 2020
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Keeping the World Moving
In the coming weeks WorldSkills will be leading a global thank you to the people who kept or are continuing to keep the world moving during lockdown. Thanks to these essential skilled workers, doing their jobs behind the scenes, the world has not completely shut down.
14 June 2020
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Barthélémy Deutsch - a COVID-19 journey from hospitality to a hospital
Meet Barthélémy Deutsch - Barth to his friends - a WorldSkills Champion.
14 June 2020
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WorldSkills supports international education response to pandemic
WorldSkills has joined a global coalition to support education and create learning opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 June 2020
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WorldSkills Conference Talks 2020: Keeping moving during a global pandemic
During June and July, WorldSkills International will move young skilled professionals and skills experts into the spotlight. A series of webinars will explore the current situation of Champions, all over the globe, as well as the future of skills organizations and competitions alike.
10 June 2020
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Skills have no race
It has been with great sadness and anger that we have witnessed recent events, which highlight the inequalities that remain in our societies – injustices which we must endeavour to end together. We wholeheartedly agree with the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres that “racism is an abhorrence”.
6 June 2020