WorldSkills Youth Forum 2012

The WorldSkills Journey, Telling the Story

The WorldSkills Youth Forum 2012 focused on the journey of our Champions, using their experiences to help inform the development of both the WorldSkills Competition and the WorldSkills International Vision 2020. Participants mapped their journeys, plotting key milestones and identifying the impact that their WorldSkills journey had on them. Champions discussed the next steps in their journey and the role that WorldSkills International can play post-Competition. Champions brainstormed ways that the ‘story’ of WorldSkills can be told to a wider audience. They identified how to be more effective in using their stories to share success stories at both a global and national level.

Champions put forward a series of proposals aimed at improving the overall WorldSkills experience that was presented to delegates at the General Assembly. The information gathered will contribute to WorldSkills International's Action Plan 2012-2015, future WorldSkills Foundation projects, Global Industry Partner engagement and will lead to the creation and implementation of a global alumni initiative.

• Watch video of the presentation 
• Watch opening video 
• Watch closing video
• Youth Forum presentation to the General Assembly
• Photos of the Champions Forum are available on Flickr

Participants

Kye Szeniak
Australia

Alexis Scott
Australia

Jenica Bubar
Canada

 

Antti Ukkonen
Finland

 

Maria Suihkonen
Finland

Benjamin Callar
France

 

Déborah Teinturier
France

Muhammad Asary
Indonesia

 

Job de Visser
Netherlands

 

Thiam Shui Tan
Singapore

Shuner Villanueva Leong
Singapore

Emma Hansson
Sweden

 

Sabrina Anita Keller
Switzerland

Ben Eaton
United Kingdom

Ben Murphy
United Kingdom

 

Hee Gyung Choi
Korea

 

Sung Beom Lee
Korea

Jeong Pyo Gong
Korea

 

Seong Won Kim
Korea

Hyeon Woo Kim
Korea

 

Hee Jae Yoo
Korea

 

Sung Ho Wi
Korea

Jae Woo Jho
Korea

Jun Oh Lee
Korea

 

Hyung Jun Kim
Korea

Tae Yang Jung
Korea

Yea Chan Yu
Korea

 

Facilitators

From left to right:

• Fabian Vogler (Switzerland)
  Web Design 2009 - Gold medallist

• Michelle Turpin (WorldSkills International)
  Project and Special Events Manager

• Jarrad Langdon (Australia)
  Web Design 2005 - Gold medallist

• Harry Smith (United Kingdom) 
  Graphic Design Technology 2007 - Silver medallist