Skip to main content

WorldSkills Lyon 2024

What's ON #3: Skilled people solve the world’s problems

12 September 2024

As WorldSkills Lyon 2024 enters its second day, the focus intensifies on how skilled individuals are vital to solving the most pressing challenges of our time.

In an increasingly uncertain world marked by conflicts and disparities, WorldSkills showcases how skills are a powerful tool for creating a more equitable global society. Today’s highlights bring home the essential role that skilled young people play in solving problems and unlocking new opportunities.

WorldSkills Lyon 2024 continues

Yesterday we saw Competitors exchange final words of good luck with friends and family before they set to work on their Test Projects. On day two, workshops remain a hive of activity, and the Competition intensifies. Visitors to Eurexpo can enjoy watching skills in action and then try them out for themselves in over 50 Try-a-Skills.

Day Two of WorldSkills Conference 2024

WorldSkills Conference 2024 continues today with a packed agenda, focusing on how skills development can address global challenges. At 13:00 CEST, the stage will host the BeChangeMaker 2024 finale, as five teams of exciting young entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to tackle issues in their communities.

Conference highlights include:

  • 09:30 – 10:30: “Can education catch up? AI and the future of work”
  • 11:00 – 12:00: “Brick by brick: Foundational skills for better TVET”
  • 13:00 - 14:00: “UNESCO’s global skills academy spotlight session – building skills for tomorrow”
  • 13:00 – 14:00: BeChangeMaker 2024 pitch finale
  • 16:00 – 17:30: Closing session: “Moving TVET to the top of the global agenda”

Download the Conference app, Whova, to view the full schedule and RSVP for your favourite sessions or watch some of the sessions live.

Broadcasting highlights

Competitors are back in the workshops and showing the world their exceptional skills. Try and catch them in action at Eurexpo’s six sector villages. And if you are unable to get there in person, we are broadcasting every day of the Competition from 11 to 14 September. Tune in for over 20 hours of live event coverage throughout the Competition [https://worldskills2024.com/en/live-streaming/#competition]

Take a trip to the Skills Village

The Village des Métiers, or Skills Village, at Place Bellecour continues to showcase eight skills families, drawing curious visitors. Meanwhile at the Rhône Prefecture, the Sports & Skills exhibition remains a popular attraction for hundreds of visitors.

What did you miss?