News
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Update from the Sanitation Studio Project in Nepal
The Sanitation Studio in Nepal is one of three similar projects facilitated by the WorldSkills Foundation (WSF) in collaboration with Healthabitat (HH) of Australia. The Bhattendanda area of Nepal, where the ongoing Sanitation Studio programme supported by WSF is hosted, was seriously affected by the two recent Nepal earthquakes. Healthabitat Director Paul Pholeros has returned there to support local teams, and has advised that the teams noted some of the most severe destruction seen in their entire trip, which had already included some of the hardest-hit areas of the country.
30 June 2015
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Introducing the Champions for WorldSkills Digital Challenge
The first-ever WorldSkills Digital Challenge is a ground breaking hackathon-style event that brings top IT developers and designers together with WorldSkills Champions to create solutions to local social problems in innovative and sustainable ways. To participate in the Challenge, interested parties needed to apply, and the response was incredible - a record number of 111 applications, including 26 WorldSkills Champions.
30 June 2015
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WorldSkills Leaders Forum 2015
The WorldSkills Conference Programme is specifically designed as a set of opportunities over the course of six days for participants to gather information, share best practice, discuss trends, and network. The Programme is open to leaders from all skill sectors, worldwide. As the premier Conference event, the WorldSkills Leaders Forum will bring together 500 of these leaders from business, industry, and governments to exchange ideas and engage in dialogue about how to inspire and prepare the next generation of skilled professionals - the individuals who will meet the future needs of the workplace, economies, and societies. These are the individuals who are the Competitors, Champions, and Experts of WorldSkills São Paulo 2015!
30 June 2015
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Join us on 15 July for World Youth Skills Day
WorldSkills International is very proud to be part of a global recognition and promotion of World Youth Skills Day. The United Nations, at its General Assembly in November 2014, declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day.
29 June 2015
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Great offer from a Global Industry Partner
15 June 2015
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America’s highly skilled workforce meets in Louisville
SkillsUSA will come to Louisville, 22-26 June 2015 for its 51st annual National Leadership and Skills Conference, a showcase of the talent of career and technical education students. Quality career and technical education will be the centerpiece of the conference. More than 15,000 students, teachers, education leaders, and representatives from more than 600 national corporations, trade associations, businesses and labor unions will participate in the event. A special highlighted event will be the annual SkillsUSA Championships 24 and 25 June with 100 hands-on skill and leadership competitions.
5 June 2015
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WorldSkills Europe General Assembly held in Helsinki
The General Assembly of the WorldSkills Europe and related events was organised in Helsinki 18 - 21 May. The gathering takes place once a year in one of the member states of the organization. This was the first time that the venue was in Finland. Skills Finland held the meeting together with the Secretariat of WorldSkills Europe, and was helped in the practical arrangements by students from Porvoo Vocational College, or Amisto. Taking part in the meeting were official and technical delegates of the member states, as well as communications officers.
28 May 2015
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WorldSkills Conference Programme 2015 registration now open
Registration for the WorldSkills Conference Programme in São Paulo has now opened. This unique programme provides leaders in government, industry, education and international agencies from around the world the opportunity to network, collaborate and share ideas with the WorldSkills Competition as it’s centrepiece.
7 May 2015
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American Welding Society becomes Global Industry Partner
After a year as “Global Supporter”, AWS has had a chance to better understand the great assets and value propositions that WorldSkills offers to its partners and has decided to become a Global Industry Partner.
7 May 2015