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WorldSkills organizes the world championships of
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and is held every two years in different parts of the world. The organization, which also hosts conferences about vocational skills, describes itself as the global hub for skills. upright=1, WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 WorldSkills brings together young people, industry, government, education, and institutions, to promote the benefits of and need for skilled trade professionals. The aims of the competition include demonstrating the advantages of learning a vocational skill, and encouraging 'parity of esteem' between vocational and academic qualifications. The city of
Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...
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Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
, hosted the 45th WorldSkills Competition in 2019. At the previous event, WorldSkills
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2017, there were competitions in 51 skills areas with close to 1,300 young people taking part. WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, took place between 15 and 18 October 2017 at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. WorldSkills currently has 85 Member countries and regions, most of which organize national skills competitions that help to prepare the workforce and talent of today for the jobs of the future. WorldSkills International, formerly known as the International Vocation Training Organization (IVTO), was founded in the 1940s and emerged from a desire to create new employment opportunities for young people in some of the economies that were devastated by the
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Overview

Governed by an international Board of Directors and administered by the WorldSkills Secretariat, WSI's mission is "To raise the profile and recognition of skilled people, and show how important skills are in achieving economic growth and personal success". Among its main objectives are: * Promote the
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between young professionals from various regions of the world. * Exchange of skills, experience and technological innovations. * Raise the understanding in governments, education and industry to the importance of skills training. * Raise the awareness of youth and those who influence youth to the opportunities available in skilled professions. Medals are awarded during the competition:
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. Medallions for Excellence are also awarded to those Competitors who achieve above-average scores in their contest areas.


Competitions

The WorldSkills Competition is currently held every two years.


Previous Competitions

By country


Future Competitions


WorldSkills Shanghai 2022

The 46th WorldSkills event will be held in
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, as confirmed by the WorldSkills General Assembly in October 2017. The event was originally scheduled for September 2021, but due to the
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global pandemic, it was decided to shift the event to 2022. The actual rescheduled date is not yet finalized but is expected to be held from 12 to 17 of October 2022, The slogan for WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 is “New Youth, New Skills, New Dream”.


WorldSkills Lyon 2024

Lyon, France was selected as the host city for the 47th WorldSkills competition. Originally scheduled for 12-17 September 2023, it has been moved back one year due to the decision to postpone by one year the 46th Worldskills event originally scheduled to be held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. This will be the second time that France has hosted the WorldSkills competition, the first time being in 1995.


Medals and awards


2015 Medal Table


2017 Medal Table


2019 Medal Table


Members

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List of the trades represented in WorldSkills


Construction and building technology

# Architectural Stone masonry # Bricklaying #Cabinetmaking # Carpentry # Concrete Construction Work # Electrical Installations # Joinery # Landscape Gardening # Painting and Decorating # Plastering and Drywall Systems # Plumbing and Heating # Refrigeration and Air Conditioning # Wall and Floor Tiling


Creative arts and fashion

#Fashion Technology #Florist arts #Graphic Design Technology #Jewellery #Visual Merchandising/Window Dressing #3D Digital Game Art


Information and communication technology

# Cyber Security # Information Network Cabling # IT Network Systems Administration # IT Software Solutions for Business # Print Media Technology # Web Design


Manufacturing and engineering technology

# CNC Milling # CNC Turning # Construction Metal Work # Electronics # Industrial Control # Industrial Mechanic Millwright # Manufacturing Team Challenge # Mechanical Engineering CAD # Mechatronics # Mobile Robotics # Plastic Die Engineering # Poly mechanics and Automation # Prototype Modelling # Welding # Water Technology


Social and personal services

# Bakery #Beauty Therapy # Cooking # Hairdressing #Health and Social Care # Pâtisserie and Confectionery # Restaurant Service


Transportation and logistics

# Aircraft Maintenance # Auto body Repair #Automobile Technology # Car Painting # Heavy Vehicle Maintenance * The list was updated to reflect the trades that were covered at the 45th WorldSkills competition held in Kazan, Russia in August 2019.


References


External links

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