News
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International Competitors invited to take part in the Finnish National Skills Competition
Taitaja, the largest annual vocational education event is organized in Turku, Finland on 5–7 May 2015. The event will comprise of the National Skills Competition for VET students, as well as skills competition for students with special needs and other events. Admission to this three day event will be free of charge, and approximately 50,000 visitors are expected at the event.
27 January 2015
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Community Plumbing Challenge in India
WorldSkills Foundation (WSF) exists to share the experience and skills of our international Champions and Experts beyond the WorldSkills Competition. Last week, two WorldSkills Champions – Grant Stewart (WorldSkills Australia, now representing IAPMO) and Seán Kearney (representing WSF) – travelled to India to connect with new partners with a view to expanding the Water Innovation Challenge event that WSF presented in Singapore last June. This new project – entitled ‘Community Plumbing Challenge’ – is being planned for late 2015.
14 January 2015
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From visitor to future champion – meet Jack Wilkes
The 15-year old school boy dreams of representing the UK in a WorldSkills Competition.
16 December 2014
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Thank you to our project pioneers
A Thank-You Gathering was hosted in Madrid on 5 December, involving Champions and Experts who have participated in the Foundation projects to share their experiences, project stories, new ideas for the future of the Foundation.
16 December 2014
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WorldSkills Champions Workshop
Six Champions put their heads together to turn an idea into a reality! WorldSkills Champions - Sufyan Zainalabidin (SG), Abdulla Shehhi (UAE), Ricardo Vivian (BR), Katie Wright (UK), Lucq Post (NL), and Victor Simon (FR) joined a Foundation sponsored workshop in Birmingham from 16-18 November.
12 December 2014
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Skills Connected in Hong Kong
The regional youth skills competition is held biennially in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macao, or Chengdu on rotation.
11 December 2014
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Opening the door for better visitor experience with 3D Animation
An exclusive series of 3D animations and interactive 3D models dramatically increased visitor interest and understanding of six focus skill competitions at The Skills Show 2014.
5 December 2014
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New WorldSkills website
Never before has there been so much interest in what we do, and in keeping with the new WorldSkills brand, our website now defines and explains what WorldSkills is all about.
15 November 2014
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The First WorldSkills Training Programme hosted by Samsung in Korea
13 November 2014