News | WorldSkills

WorldSkills Hong Kong, China celebrates 25 years of achievements and a bright future

Highlights from the past year include the first junior skills contest as well as success at WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition.

18 May 2023

Emmanuel Macron brings WorldSkills Lyon 2024 to the spotlight while announcing VET reforms

The event, which took place at a vocational high school, was attended by WorldSkills Champion Thomas Joubert and WorldSkills France President Florence Poivey.

17 May 2023

Global Impact Challenge goes live in Uganda

Capacity building “bootcamp” in Kamuli will empower trainers and students with new skills, knowledge, and confidence.

12 May 2023

BeChangeMaker: Ugandan entrepreneurs design digital marketplace for small farmers

Saben Foods, whose project aims to provide effective and sustainable supply chains for small farmers, took part in BeChangeMaker 2022.

3 May 2023

Earth Day 2023: “Every skill, Competitor and Member plays its own part in helping WorldSkills become a more sustainable event”

In recognition of Earth Day on 22 April, we talk to Freight Forwarding Champion Megan Yeates about the future of logistics, the climate crisis, and her views on how to make WorldSkills Competitions greener.

21 April 2023

Abilympics Competition 2023 held in France

The French city of Metz welcomed skilled youth with disabilities for the 10th International Abilympics Competition.

6 April 2023

Key infrastructure requirements developed for WorldSkills Lyon 2024

From 17 to 19 March, the first-ever Competition Infrastructure Workshop took place in Lyon, France to develop Infrastructure Lists for the skill competitions and connect with sponsors.

29 March 2023