News
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WorldSkills Global Partner Autodesk gives Competitors access to free software
Competitors and mentors taking part in WorldSkills Competitions are being offered free access to software that can help them boost their performance.
28 June 2017
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Vocational skills celebrated in Finland
Taitaja – Finland’s national skills competition – took place from 15-18 May 2017 in the country’s capital Helsinki, with more than 400 young Competitors participating in 53 categories and the event attracting multinational involvement.
20 June 2017
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WorldSkills from behind the lens: Podcast with Official Photographer Brian Buchsdruecker
For nine years, Brian has captured the most exciting WorldSkills moments. Hear from him what it is like to get the prime spot at WorldSkills events and how his perceptions of skills have evolved.
16 June 2017
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New competition lights up Latvia’s skills development path
SkillsLatvia 2017 – the country’s first national skills competition for young professionals – drew 96 Competitors from 30 vocational education and training (VET) schools together to demonstrate their abilities and their passion for pursuing a career, under the slogan “The doer wins!”
13 June 2017
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Celebrate World Youth Skills Day 15 July!
Show us how skills are and should be available for all, and in the process demonstrate how they can improve the lives of anyone willing to commit to their craft and pursue excellence.
6 June 2017
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Stepping On The Skills Accelerator In Africa
The mission to promote and enhance skills among young Africans has been highlighted at the inaugural “International Skills Excellence Forum” which was held from 2 to 5 May, 2017 in Livingstone, Zambia.
11 May 2017
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Australia-India Skills Mission strengthens vocational skills collaboration between the nations
A skills focused delegation from Australia travelled to India this month, on a two-day mission designed to be a catalyst for even greater vocational skills collaboration between the nations.
10 May 2017
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WorldSkills Champions visit Rwanda for Skills On The Move project
Skills On The Move is a project developed around the train-the-trainers principle, born when a group of young people whose individual excellence matched by their global citizenship dedicated themselves to making a difference to other people’s lives, and helping to strengthen Rwanda’s labor market and social fabric.
8 May 2017
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A Champion's experience 20 years later
Starting his WorldSkills experience as a Competitor at WorldSkills St. Gallen 1997, Anna and Chirag sat down with Daniel Rossato, Lecturer of Technology Education at SENAI, to talk about his 20 year WorldSkills journey.
5 May 2017
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Register for WorldSkills Conference 2017: Skills Strategies for a Globalized World
During WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, vocational education and training (VET) leaders will be celebrating the accomplishments of the Competitors and the training systems they represent, while at the same time looking ahead to the skills challenges of the future during WorldSkills Conference 2017: Skills Strategies for a Globalized World.
3 May 2017