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Industrial Control

Industrial Control in action

Installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining industrial automated and electrical production systems.

Industrial Control could be for you if you like:

  • Complex problems
  • Using computers

More about Industrial Control

Automation is of increasing importance in the industrial control of production systems. It requires the ability to troubleshoot, both during installation and in working systems, either across industries or in a specialist area.

Industrial control electricians will need a wide range of skills, learning the installation of cables, instruments and control centers, circuit design and programming. Automation technology is developing rapidly, requiring a strong interest in keeping up with the very latest developments.


Recent medallists in Industrial Control

WorldSkills Lyon 2024

  • Photo of Wonhyeong Jang

    Wonhyeong Jang

    Korea
    Gold

  • Photo of YI-ZHI CHEN

    YI-ZHI CHEN

    Chinese Taipei
    Silver

  • Photo of Chuang Xiao

    Chuang Xiao

    China
    Silver

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Our partners

A WorldSkills Global Industry Partner since 1991, Festo Didactic is a leading provider in technical education, offering educational institutions and industrial companies around the world state-of-the-art training solutions for many areas of technology to train people the right skills for highly dynamic and complex industrial environments.

As a leader in electrification, automation and digitalization, Siemens offers automation hardware and software in sectors from automobiles to steel in more than 200 countries. It seeks to raise skills to industrial levels by providing world class products and knowhow to WorldSkills Competitors and Experts.


Occupational Standard

The WorldSkills Occupational Standard specifies the knowledge, understanding and specific skills that underpin international best practice in technical and vocational performance. It should reflect a shared global understanding of what the associated work role(s) or occupation(s) represent for industry and business.

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