WorldSkills is an international charity that organises world and national championships for vocational skills and is held every two years in different parts of the world, and also hosts conferences about vocational skills. WorldSkills describes itself as the global hub for skills.
The aims of the competitions include demonstrating the advantages of learning a vocational skill,http://www.france24.com/en/worldskills-uae-boosts-prestige-trades-with-world-competition and encouraging 'parity of esteem' between vocational and academic qualifications.
WorldSkills International, formerly known as the International Vocational Training Organization (IVTO), was founded in the 1940s with the goal of creating new employment opportunities for young people in some of the economies that were devastated by the Second World War. It operates in 85 countries and regions.
Competitions The WorldSkills Competition is currently held every two years:
Edition Year Host city CountrySkillsCountriesAs International Vocational Training Organization (IVTO)1 1950 Madrid 2 1951 Madrid 3 1953 Madrid 4 1955 Madrid 5 1956 Madrid 6 1957 Madrid 7 1958 Brussels 8 1959 Modena 9 1960 Barcelona 10 1961 Duisburg 11 1962 Gijón 12 1963 Dublin 13 1964 Lisbon 14 1965 Glasgow 15 1966 Utrecht 161967 Madrid 17 1968 Bern 18 1969 Brussels 19 1970 Tokyo 20 1971 Gijón 21 1973 Munich 22 1975 Madrid 23 1977 Utrecht 24 1978 Busan 25 1979 Cork 26 1981 Atlanta 27 1983 Linz 28 1985 Osaka 29 1988 Sydney 30 1989 Birmingham 31 1991 Amsterdam 32 1993 Taipei 33 1995 Lyon 34 1997 St. Gallen As WorldSkills International35 1999 Montreal 36 2001 Seoul 37 2003 St. Gallen 38 2005 Helsinki 39 2007 Shizuoka 40 2009 Calgary 455141 2011 London 42 2013 Leipzig 43 2015 São Paulo 455544 2017 Abu Dhabi 515945 2019 Kazan 566346 2022 Multiple locations47 2024 Lyon 482026 Shanghai 492028 Aichi
Regional Asia Source:
2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2025, Taipei, TPE
Europe Source:WorldSkills Europe
EuroSkills with 34 nations:
2008, Rotterdam, NED 2010, Lisbon, POR 2012, Spa Francorchamps, BEL 2014, Lille, FRA 2016, Gothenburg, SWE 2018, Budapest, HUN 2021, Graz, AUT 2023, Gdańsk, POL 2025, Herning, DEN 2027, Düsseldorf, GER 2029, Geneva, SUI
Members
Chinese Taipei
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