9 May 2013
Siemens sponsors vocational training competition "WorldSkills Leipzig 2013"
Siemens is product sponsor of WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 From 2-7 July. Siemens will also be exhibiting at the event under the banner "Discover your Skill and Opportunities together with Siemens".
Siemens is supporting WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 by supplying state-of-the-art industrial automation and drive technology products for the Industrial Control, Electrical Installations and Polymechanics/Automation skills. For the CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) Turning, CNC Milling, Manufacturing Team Challenge skills and the demonstration skill Plastic Die Engineering, Siemens will also be providing the CNC controllers in cooperation with the Skill Presenter DMG/Moriseki. At the Booth in Hall 3 Siemens will be presenting sustainable training concepts such as the dual vocational system in Germany and the special offer for a combined university study and vocational education degree.
Siemens joined WorldSkills International (WSI) in 2010 as a Global Industry Partner. With this involvement the cooperation is seeking to increase the acceptance and enhance the quality of vocational training to ensure a higher standard globally.
At the event, approximately 1000 young skilled Competitors up to the age of 22 are competing for the world title in 46 disciplines. Around 200,000 visitors are expected to attend.
Siemens will be participating with its program "Siemens Automation Cooperates with Education" (SCE).
"Vocational training is the future. With our commitment to the WorldSkills organization we are lending our support to the best and the brightest of the upcoming generation with top-class equipment, helping to facilitate a competition at an industrial level. Siemens offers a portfolio of products, systems and services which interact through software and hardware-based integration along the entire value chain", said Siemens Industrial Automation Systems Division CEO Eckard Eberle.
In the words of Hubert Romer, CEO of WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 GmbH,
"With Siemens as a leading global technology company, we have a powerful partner on board. The name Siemens is synonymous with high quality, not just in terms of its products and systems but also with its vocational education".
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