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Projects

We work with our Members, Global Partners, and other organizations to create opportunities for young people around the world.

Skills are instrumental for a sustainable future. Our projects enable the next generations to address the challenges of tomorrow through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and entrepreneurship.

With a focus on developing countries and regions and new WorldSkills Members, we provide platforms for sharing knowledge and expertise on skills training.

Project areas

Through our exciting and diverse projects, we cover a wide range of areas to develop and promote skills.

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Youth

Our projects inspire young people to develop a passion for skills and pursuing excellence beyond WorldSkills Competitions.

Champions Trust

Bridging the gap between Champions and WorldSkills beyond the Competition.

Capacity Building

Our network of Members, Partners, and Experts provide support and mentorship across regions, through projects, initiatives, and activities that advance vocational education and training.

Capacity Building Centres

Our expanding network of centres share knowledge and experience with countries at the start of their skills journey.

WorldSkills Experts Faculty

Our Experts work with WorldSkills to expand the movement and create a positive impact in skills development around the world.

Africa

We're empowering and inspiring African youth to pursue personal and economic fulfilment through the power of skills.

Skills Development in Africa

We connect our Members and Global Partners with governments, educational institutions, and NGO partners to enable initiatives for sustainable skills development in Africa.

WorldSkills Africa

We're creating a continental platform that sits within the African Union to support and facilitate skills development initiatives with the WorldSkills network.


 

Museum and Archive

For 75 years, WorldSkills has put skills on the global stage. Our museum in Shanghai, China as well as our archive online, showcase how skills have been transforming lives and economies around the world throughout history.

WorldSkills Museum

The WorldSkills Museum is a journey across space and time. Uncover the skills that shaped our past and now create our future. Immerse yourself in over 800 artefacts.

WorldSkills Archive

The WorldSkills Archive collects, preserves, and provides access to the historical records of WorldSkills International. The collection includes a wide variety of historical papers, images, and artifacts.


 

Standards and Assessment

WorldSkills Competitions and resources help our Members benchmark their skills systems against international standards based on excellence.

Occupational Standards

Our Standards are a common global language for TVET, reflect the global occupations or work roles that are represented by the WorldSkills Competition.

PISA-VET

WorldSkills is collaborating with the OECD in the development of the PISA-VET initiative, an international large-scale assessment of vocational education and training.


 

Awards 

We celebrate excellence through digital badges.

Entrepreneurship

Our popular social entrepreneurship programmes provide a framework for young people to create successful businesses that bring positive change into the world.

BeChangeMaker

Our annual online training programme for teams of young social entrepreneurs from around the world, hosted jointly by WorldSkills and the HP Foundation.


 

Research

Our contributions to global research are helping to shape the future of skills.

Global research

We're building a body of independent evidence on the impact, value, and return from developing skills excellence.


 

Measuring our impact

In 2021, we ran our first global Impact Survey to evidence the impact we are having as WorldSkills - as individuals, as Members and as a movement. Fifty-three WorldSkills Members shared data and stories about the impact skilled young people are having in their countries and regions. In 2024, we launched a toolkit to provide a common framework, language, strategy for Members to measure and manage the impact of skills competitions.

Skills Change Worlds

We are celebrating the impact that skilled young people are having on their own lives, our industries and economies, and our planet.


 

All projects

WorldSkills has run exciting and diverse projects around the world. Take a look at our range of projects.

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