WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017

Every two years, competitors selected from the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) form Team Canada and compete at the WorldSkills Competition, against the best in the world! WorldSkills is an international organization that actively promotes vocational training.  The mission of WorldSkills International is to challenge young people, their teachers, trainers and employers to achieve world class standards of competence in commerce, services and industry, and to promote the status of vocational training. To achieve its mission WorldSkills International conducts the WorldSkills Competition every odd year, and also:

• promotes the exchange of ideas and experience in vocational training through seminars, meetings and competitions;
• disseminates information on world class standards of competence;
• motivates young people to pursue further education and training relevant to their careers;
• facilitates communication and contacts between vocational training organizations around the world; encourages the exchange of young professionals among the Members; promotes and markets the mission and goals of the Organization.

Over its history the WorldSkills competition has come to symbolize the pinnacle of excellence in vocational training. Every two years hundreds of young skilled people, accompanied by their teachers and trainers, gather together from around the world to compete in front of the public in the skills of their various trades and test themselves against demanding international standards. They represent the best of their peers drawn from regional and national skill competitions held in over 60 countries. The experience and results of all the competitions provide valuable feedback both to the individuals and the systems and enterprises in which they are being trained. For some it is recognition for outstanding achievement, while for others it provides the motivation and knowledge to aspire to higher standards. For the onlookers it is a revealing experience to see highly competent young trades people in action. The competitions are particularly effective in the context of providing positive career role models for school aged youngsters. The WorldSkills Competition provides a unique means of exchange and comparison of world-class competency standards in the industrial building and service sectors of the global economy. The continued growth of WorldSkills International attests to the fact that traditional trade and craft skills along with the newer technology multi-skilled vocations make an essential contribution to the economic and social well being of people everywhere. As a free standing, non-political organization WorldSkills International provides a cost effective means for international government and industry cooperation in achieving higher standards and status for vocational training on a worldwide basis.

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