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Champions preparing for WorldSkills Lyon 2024 are already shaping our world
Across the globe, 1,400 Champions are training for the most significant Competition of their lives. One of them is Kai Baharthah-King from WorldSkills Australia, who is balancing preparations with a job as a Cyber Security Operations Centre Analyst. Find out more about the impact Kai is already having day to day.
26 July 2024
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Be part of the change at WorldSkills Conference: An interview with David Hoey
David Hoey, CEO of WorldSkills International, has been part of many WorldSkills Conferences. But in his eyes, none have been as needed as this one. Here we talk to him about his role during the two-day event, and why Members and the WorldSkills community cannot afford to miss out.
25 July 2024
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Making Our Mark: Louise
Making Our Mark celebrates young people doing amazing things in their industries. Louise Azzopardi, a mechanic from Australia, is showing girls and women that they can succeed in industries that are traditionally seen as “masculine trades”.
24 July 2024
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BeChangeMaker 2024 reveals top 15 teams through to next round
The top 15 teams who succeeded in the first online pitch of our annual social entrepreneurship training programme have been announced.
23 July 2024
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Making Our Mark: Laurence
Making Our Mark shows how young people are transforming industries and communities through their skills. For Canada’s Laurence Racine, that means realizing her dreams of becoming a seamstress and using her skills to change the perspectives and attitudes of her audience.
22 July 2024
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Spotlight on the Conference Coalition: How the African Union is transforming skills through WorldSkills Conference 2024
As a member of the WorldSkills Conference Coalition, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) is helping shape WorldSkills Conference 2024. We spoke with two key representatives to understand more about their involvement.
22 July 2024
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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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