World skills who is who

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Projects and Member Services Coordinator. WorldSkills Museum Curator. Learn more about the WorldSkills Museum External link. WorldSkills Museum Project Coordinator. To raise the profile and recognition of skilled people, and show how important skills are in achieving economic growth and personal success.

WorldSkills rose out of the ruins of the Second World War, which devastated the economies of Europe and created a huge skills shortage that threatened a new economic depression.

Some took this challenge as an opportunity to introduce young people to the world of vocational skills. Francisco Albert Vidal was charged with creating a skills contest for the youth of Spain and Portugal. The competition grew rapidly. Young people from Germany, Great Britain, France, Morocco and Switzerland answered the call, with two competitors travelling to Spain unannounced and at their own expense.

The competition moved abroad for the first time, to Brussels in Belgium. It was the start of the WorldSkills movement expanding across the globe. By the end of the s, international competitions had been held in Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Together we are increasing the abilities, status, and economic prospects of young people. Join us. We raise the profile and recognition of skilled people, and show how important skills are in achieving economic growth. Improving our world with the power of skills. WorldSkills rocket launches into orbit celebrating one year to WorldSkills Shanghai WorldSkills Conference Vodcasts Ahead of the WorldSkills Conference listen to experts discuss the various effects of the pandemic on skills.

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