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Skills Heroes - Skills the Finals 2018
March 17th was a historic and record-breaking day for skills competitions in the Netherlands. The largest ever competition in the country’s history was held with more than 70 skill categories for ages 14-16 and above 18.
22 March 2018
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Mark your calendars for the WorldSkills Conference in Amsterdam!
WorldSkills International and WorldSkills Netherlands, invite you to the WorldSkills Conference 2018, 15-16 October 2018, an interactive conference designed for both the national and international Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) community.
21 March 2018
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VCOM Joins WorldSkills As A Global Partner
VCOM, a high-tech educational technology enterprise, has become the latest global partner of WorldSkills International, joining a group of leading industry partners dedicated to lending their expertise to the worldwide hub of skills
16 March 2018
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International leg of WorldSkills Flag Relay starts in Madrid
The international leg of the WorldSkills Flag Relay has got underway in Madrid, Spain, where skills competitions began in 1950.
12 March 2018
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International Women’s Day 2018 – Some progress, much still to be made
It is a year since WorldSkills publicly made its commitment to HeForShe, the United Nations gender campaign. This was in the main, symbolic – an attempt by our movement to highlight the continued disparity between the opportunities that young women and men face as they pursue careers in vocational skills.
8 March 2018
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Design For Social Impact
The Design for Social Impact Challenge has been created to use CAD skills to tackle two design challenges faced at refugee camps.
1 March 2018
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Cosmonauts address participants of WorldSkills Kazan 2019 from the International Space Station
With just a week remaining until the WorldSkills flag is due to return to Earth, two Russian cosmonauts have been speaking about the importance of skills from the International Space Station.
27 February 2018
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WorldSkills International and Samsung mark ten years of global partnership
The President and CEO of WorldSkills have celebrated ten years of global partnership with Samsung, with a meeting with Samsung Electronics executives including Vice Chairman and CEO, Mr Boo-Keun Yoon.
8 February 2018
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WorldSkills International Capacity Building Centre in Korea spearheads skills development around the globe
The first WorldSkills International Capacity Building Centre to support global skills development has been established.
6 February 2018
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Champions Trust Training Camp in Shanghai
A new group of 10 Champions representing 10 skills, from 10 Member countries and regions were in Shanghai, China to start their two-year journey as part of the Champions Trust.
5 February 2018