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''''The WorldSkills Competition''' is the global "skills olympics". It is a world-class competition for youth from 17 to 22 years to demonstrate their excellence in skilled professions. The competition, held in a member country every two years, is promoted and managed by WorldSkills International, formerly known as the International Vocation Training Organisation (IVTO). Started in 1950 in Spain, WSI is the lead global authority for skilled profession development, setting an international standard for excellence in trades, skilled professions and high technology.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} As of September 2008, WorldSkills International has 50 member countries. == Overview == Governed by an international Board of Directors and administered by the WorldSkills Secretariat, WSI's mission is "...to promote, through the cooperative actions of Members, a world-wide awareness of the essential contribution that skills and high standards of competence make to the achievement of economic success and individual achievement." Through international competitions held every two years, WSI attempts to raise awareness to the opportunities that exist in skilled professions with the intent of encouraging youth and their parents and teachers to explore career opportunities in skilled trades, skilled professions and high technology. The WorldSkills Competition allows people from all over the world to "observe the world's best young skilled people in action" says Tjerk (Jack) Dusseldorp, President of WorldSkills International. "The importance and opportunity for Canada to host the 40th international competition cannot be overemphasized." said Richard Walker, President and CEO of WorldSkills Calgary 2009. "Our goal is to host the best WorldSkills Competition, while offering 200,000 visitors and millions of observers from around the world an opportunity to become part of the event. We will not only stream live across the web, but we will also engage those present and virtual visitors (on the web) to become part of this historic event through interactive and hands on experiences." Walker added. WorldSkills Calgary 2009 will occur from September 1 through September 7, 2009. The event will be held at [[Stampede Park]] in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. One thousand of the best skilled young people from 50 countries will compete in 45 skill areas to determine who is the best of the best. More than 80,000 square meters of space will be utilized during the competition and visitors and delegates from around the world will occupy 30,000 hotel room nights while visiting Calgary. The WorldSkills legacy will leave $18 million in new state-of-the art equipment after the event for youth training and education.<ref>[http://worldskills2009.com] Reference WSC'09 Business Plan</ref> Finally, WSI and the WorldSkills Calgary Organisation will, through education and youth awareness programs, leave a lasting legacy of awareness to the value of skills training and a career in skilled professions.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} Honorary spokespersons for WorldSkills Calgary 2009 are Mike Holmes - Canadian Television personality "Holmes on Homes" and Chef David Adjey - Canadian television personality "Restaurant Make-over". Among its main objectives are: * Promote the [[Conversation|exchange]] between young professionals from various regions of the world; * Exchange of skills, experience and [[Technology|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. The young professionals who compete are selected by their respective [[countries]], may only participate once in the WorldSkills Competition, and must be between the ages of 17 and 22 years in the year of competition. Certificates of Achievement and medals are awarded to celebrate excellence during the competition: [[gold]], [[silver]] and [[bronze]], and certificates of excellence (to competitors who achieved over five hundred points). :"Knowledge is finite. It is the imagination that involves the world." [[Albert Einstein]] :"You know that your society is in peril when your entertainers are more valued than your tradesmen." [[Socrates]] ==History== In 1946, given the need for skilled workers in [[Spain]], the then Director-General of the Organization of Spanish Workers (OJE), Sr. Anthony Elola Olaso, realized it was necessary to create an effective system of professional training. The idea of Olaso became a project in the hands of Antonio Almagro and Faustino Ramos, Director of the Center for Work, and awakened interests of agencies and companies where the most important centre for training Spanish, "Virgin of La Paloma," the idea embraced. The first National Competition held in [[Madrid]], the Spanish capital, was a success. Attended by four thousand apprentices. But the event creators wanted more. They wanted to promote competitions that challenged competitors, showing the different levels of skill and ability of young people from other countries. By having greater affinity, [[Latin America| Latin American countries]] were invited to create an International Competition. In 1950, with twelve young skilled competitors from Portugal and Spain, the first WorldSkills Competition was held. ==Competitions== Promoted for more than half a century, the WorldSkills Competition is currently held every two years. The next Competition, in its 41st edition, will occur in 2011, in the city of [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. {| Border = 1 width = "100%" |+ ALL EDITIONS |- | ! Year ! LOCAL ! Year ! LOCAL |- ! | Align="center" | 2013 | Align="center" | [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | |- ! | Align="center" | 2011 | Align="center" | [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1971 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | [[Gijón]], Spain |- ! | Align="center" | 2009 | Align="center" | [[Calgary]], [[Canada]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1970 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | [[Tokyo]], Japan |- ! | Align="center" | 2007 | Align="center" | [[Numazu, Shizuoka|Numazu]], [[Japan]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1969 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] |- ! | Align="center" | 2005 | Align="center" | [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1968 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Bern, Switzerland |- ! | Align="center" | 2003 | Align="center" | [[St. Gallen]], [[Switzerland]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1967 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Madrid, Spain |- ! | Align="center" | 2001 | Align="center" | [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1966 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Utrecht, Netherlands |- ! | Align="center" | 1999 | Align="center" | [[Montreal]], Canada | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1965 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | [[Glasgow]], United Kingdom |- ! | Align="center" | 1997 | Align="center" | St. Gallen, Switzerland | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1964 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | [[Lisbon]], Portugal |- ! | Align="center" | 1995 | Align="center" | [[Lyon]], [[France]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1963 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Dublin, Ireland |- ! | Align="center" | 1993 | Align="center" | [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1962 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Gijön, Spain |- ! | Align="center" | 1991 | Align="center" | [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1961 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | [[Duisburg]], Germany |- ! | Align="center" | 1989 | Align="center" | [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1960 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | [[Barcelona]], Spain |- ! | Align="center" | 1988 | Align="center" | [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1959 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | [[Modena]], [[Italy]] |- ! | Align="center" | 1985 | Align="center" | [[Osaka]], Japan | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1958 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Brussels, Belgium |- ! | Align="center" | 1983 | Align="center" | [[Linz]], [[Austria]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1957 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Madrid, Spain |- ! | Align="center" | 1981 | Align="center" | [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Ireland]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1956 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Madrid, Spain |- ! | Align="center" | 1979 | Align="center" | [[Busan]], South Korea | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1955 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Madrid, Spain |- ! | Align="center" | 1977 | Align="center" | [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], Netherlands | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1953 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Madrid, Spain |- ! | Align="center" | 1975 | Align="center" | [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1951 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Madrid, Spain |- ! | Align="center" | 1973 | Align="center" | [[Munich]], Germany | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | 1950 | Bgcolor="#f0f0f0" align="center" | Madrid, Spain |} ==Benefit to competitors== :"For those who like to compete, the WorldSkills Competition is a great challenge, but for me what it is worth is the same recognition." <small>Rafael Sansão, former student of [[SENAI]]-[[Campinas]], formed in [[CNC milling]], silver medal in the World Skills 2007, in Shizuoka, Japan.</small> Although this is a competition, the WorldSkills Competition has no losers.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} Every Competitor is a Champion from their own country and a s such they represent the best in the world. They are great role models, examples of dedicated professionals in search of excellence. Besides the title and medals of gold, silver and bronze, the Competition rewards these young Champions with a broader view of their profession and job opportunities. Competitors in a WorldSkills competition are highly sought after by industry.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} "Having competed in a WorldSkills Competition, these young professionals really have a Global Passport for the rest of their lives - they can work anywhere they want to", says Richard Walker, President and CEO of WorldSkills Calgary 2009. == Listing of current skill competitions == * '''Transportation and Logistics CATEGORY''' ** Autobody Repair ** Automobile Technology ** Car Painting * '''CONSTRUCTION and BUILDING TECHNOLOGY''' * Bricklaying *Jewellery * Cabinet Making * Carpentry * Electrival Installations * Industrial Controls * Joinery * Landscape Gardening * Metal Roofing * Painting and Decorating * Plastering * Plumbing * Refrigeration * Stonemasonry * ###Stonemasonry has been dropped from the 2011 competition, due to only 8 (rather than 12) countries taking part. A petition to reinstate the discipline is available online at http://www.ezfolio.co.uk/stone/ ### * Wall and Floor Tiling * [[Encanador]] * Entalhador in stone * Florista * Garçon / Service Restaurant * Manager of Resources * [[Computing]] / PC Network Support * [[Printing]] * Infrastructure Network and * [[Telecommunications]] * [[Landscape garden]] * Joalheria * Lanternagem / Funilaria * Integrated Manufacturing * [[Marcenaria]] * Auto Mechanics, * [[Mechatronics]] * Painting of Car * Painting and Decorating * Polimecânica * Case Assistido by Computer (DAC) * Refrigeration * Soldagem * Information Technology / Application Software * Technology of Transportation * Usinagem the CNC * [[Web Design]] == References == <references /> == External links == * [http://www.ezfolio.co.uk/stone/] * [http://www.worldskills.org World Skills official site] * [http://www.worldskills2009.com World Skills 2009] * [http://www.worldskillslondon2011.com World Skills 2011] * [http://www.worldskillsleipzig2013.com/en/11__content.htm World Skills 2013] ===Nations=== * [http://www.worldskills.at Austria] * [http://www.worldskills.org.au Australia] * [http://www.skillsbelgium.be Belgium] * [http://www.dte.edu.bn Brunei Darussalam] * [http://www.senai.br Brazil] * [http://www.worldskills2009.com Canada] * Ecuador * [http://www.swiss-skills.ch Switzerland] * [http://www.zdh.de Germany] * [http://www.dk-skills.dk Denmark] * [http://www.innove.ee Estonia] * [http://www.mec.es/skills-spain Spain] * [http://www.skillsfinland.com Finland] * [http://www.cofom.org France] * [http://www.vtc.edu.hk Hong Kong] * [http://www.croatiaskills.hr Croatia] * [http://www.nszi.hu Hungary] * [http://www.education.ie Ireland] * [http://www.ciionline.org India] * [http://www.IranTVTO.com Iran] * [http://www.lvh.it Italy] * [http://www.heart-nta.org Jamaica] * [http://www.javada.or.jp Japan] * [http://www.hrdkorea.or.kr Korea] * [http://www.men.lu Luxembourg] * [http://www.dfp.ac.ma Morocco] * [http://www.dste.gov.mo Macau] * [http://www.dgcft.sep.gob.mx Mexico] * [http://www.kkr.gov.my/pkm Malaysia] * [http://www.skills-netherlands.nl Netherlands] * [http://www.worldskills.no Norway] * [http://www.youthskills.org.nz New Zealand] * [http://www.tesda.gov.ph Philippines] * [http://portal.iefp.pt Portugal] * [http://www.gotevot.edu.sa Saudi Arabia] * [http://www.youthskillssweden.com Sweden] * [http://www.ite.edu.sg Singapore] * [http://www.inet.co.th/org/DSD Thailand] * [http://www.evta.gov.tw Taipei] * [http://www.ukskills.org.uk United Kingdom] * [http://www.skillsusa.org United States of America] * [http://www.ince.gov.ve Venezuela] * [http://www.molisa.gov.vn Vietnam] * [http://www.worldskills.org.za South Africa] ===Video clips=== * [http://www.worldskills.tv WorldSkills TV] * [http://uk.youtube.com/user/worldskillsuk WorldSkills UK YouTube channel] * [http://wsc2009.worldskills.tv/register WorldSkills TV Official Calgary Coverage ] * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_7VQpEpvbs SkillsGermany Bid For WorldSkills 2013] [[Category:Competitions]] [[Category:Recurring events established in 1950]] [[de:WorldSkills]] [[eo:WorldSkills]] [[fr:Olympiades des métiers]] [[ko:국제기능올림픽대회]] [[ja:国際技能競技大会]] [[pt:WorldSkills]]'