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Canadian PM champions skills development in hands-on fashion
Competitors and volunteers at the centre of a Canadian east coast celebration of skills received some top-level support – from one of the world’s most recognizable political figures. The Nova Scotia Skills Canada Provincial Competition welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose visit saw him not just meet with participating students and apprentices, but also take a hands-on approach to raising the profile of vocational skills - by getting involved in a carpentry project.
3 May 2017
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VEX Robotics expands partnership with WorldSkills to bring additional STEM solutions to more students internationally
Synergy in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) – and a shared commitment to helping young people develop the skills that can shape the future – has seen a leading global robotics provider taking its partnership with WorldSkills to a global level.
1 May 2017
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Team Palestine meets President Mahmoud Abbas
The WorldSkills Palestine team recently travelled to Belgium to undergo a preparatory exercise ahead of the world’s largest vocational skills competition, which will take place in the capital of the United Arab Emirates in October.
25 April 2017
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WorldSkills South Africa hosts second National Competition
South African young people took part in a WorldSkills South African National Competition that shone a spotlight on the drive and talent of the nations youth.
20 April 2017
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Kayleen McCabe visits WorldSkills Zambia
US television star Kayleen McCabe’s passion is DIY, and her support for WorldSkills is seeing her discover that when it comes to pursuing their dreams, young people around the globe can do it themselves – as long as they have the right support.
10 April 2017
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WorldSkills Portugal's journalism as a skills competition
By featuring journalism as a Demonstration Skill at its national skills competition, Portugal has allowed its young people to learn, experience, and hone the techniques they will need to forge careers in the multi-faceted landscape of media – while simultaneously solving a problem surrounding the promotion of Vocational Education and Training (VET).
5 April 2017
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Youth are the future: Podcast with President Simon Bartley
Simon Bartley, President of WorldSkills, shares what he has learnt in his 27 years involved with the movement. Tune in to hear what he has learned, why young people are so important to the future success of the world, and his expectations for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017.
31 March 2017
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WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 takes off
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and the official airline partner of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, is taking the world’s greatest vocational education and skills excellence event to the skies.
29 March 2017
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European Skills Plus competition
The first European Skills Plus competition for young people with labour disabilities will get under way in the Netherlands on 16 March, as 13 teams line up in a series of activities to decide the best European Skills team for 2017.
15 March 2017
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Global commitment to HeForShe
As a global movement that promotes access to vocational skills, WorldSkills believes that skills have no gender and that inequality in the workplace is eradicated.
15 March 2017