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How can Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) lead the green transition? You're invited to join global experts in discussing the role of skills training in building a workforce ready for the green economy at WorldSkills Conference 2024! Keeping Climate Promises: How TVET Can Lead The Green Transition, is a highly anticipated session taking place on 11 September 2024 at 11:30 – 13:00 (GMT 2) for #WorldSkills Conference 2024 in Lyon, France 🇫🇷. This session will explore current resources to help countries build educational frameworks that prepare the current and future workforce to the environmental, social and governance (ESG) imperatives that define our time, with international and national policymakers as well as industry representatives. Learn more and register for the unmissable skills event of the year! https://lnkd.in/gtUBNqFu #WSC2024

Young people, educators, industry, and skills experts shared their perspectives on “Youth Skills for Peace and Development” as part of the World Youth Skills Day hybrid event held in Bonn, Germany 🇩🇪 and online, hosted by UNESCO-UNEVOC and #WorldSkills. Learn more ⬇️

New research shows that national success from Competitors at an international #WorldSkills Competition is enough to inspire other students to consider a career in that skill for themselves! Incredible. The Positive Reputation Shock Report found that when a SwissSkills Competitor wins a gold medal 🥇, there is a 7% increase in national searches for apprenticeship vacancies in that particular occupation, along with 2.5% more contracts being signed in the winning occupation. 📈 It shows the acclaim given to medal winners have a positive impact on the skill and country. “The research is incredibly exciting as we now have data that proves how participating and excelling at skills competitions can be a powerful way of inspiring a new generation of young people. Industry and educators should take note , too," says Andre Burri, Official Delegate for SwissSkills. Together #WeAreWorldSkills and #WeAreMakingOurMark! Motivate with us. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gUwNNmSe

SPEAKER FEATURE: #WorldSkills Champions Trust Representative Yousra Assali, alongside Melkon Hovahanissyan and Dan McCabe will be bringing their youth perspectives to a high-level policy debate on how to achieve excellence in TVET at WorldSkills Conference 2024 this September. RAISING THE BAR: How do we create excellence in every TVET system? takes place 11 September 2024 at 11:30 – 12:45 (GMT 2) for WorldSkills Conference 2024 in Lyon, France. This session will take a global approach by focusing on the notion of excellence in different regions and contexts. In addition to youth voices Yousra, Melkon and Dan, this session includes speakers: Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education, The World Bank Dr Choi Juk-lin, Secretary for Education, Hong Kong, China Felix Mutati, Minister of Technology and Science, Republic of Zambia Learn more about this and all WorldSkills Conference sessions and REGISTER for this unmissable skills event: https://lnkd.in/gNF4bUXQ #WSC2024

Happy World Youth Skills Day 2024! 🎉 Find out more about the joint WorldSkills International and UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET hybrid event championing, celebrating, and empowering skilled young people and their power to change the world. Together, #WeAreMakingOurMark! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggTCWR_e

More than 200 young Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students from 24 schools across Estonia participated in WorldSkills Estonia’s Young Master Skills Festival! 🇪🇪 Known locally as “Noor Meister,” showcases skilled students and the importance of skills in the country. Mr Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia, spoke at the event, discussing the vital role of skills in supporting growth and employment. “We feel it was wonderful recognition for our talented young people who have worked so hard to get to this position and who have been training round the clock for the upcoming WorldSkills Lyon 2024. It was also exciting to see so many visitors – young and old – leave the festival with a new, rich perspective on skills development and the wide range of opportunities available through TVET,” said Karin Ruul with WorldSkills Estonia. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gJjeyF_M Together, #WeAreMakingOurMark!

Discover our One School One Country (OSOC) miniseries 🎓🌍 Dive into the OSOC adventure, where for the past few months, we've been documenting the preparations of our participating schools as they gear up to welcome their assigned delegations for unforgettable cultural exchanges. ✨ 📚 On the programme: - Students’ preparations before welcoming delegations - Meetings between students and delegations - Cultural exchanges and discoveries Don't miss this inspiring series— stay tuned, it's coming soon! 🎬 — Découvrez notre mini-série One School One Country (OSOC) 🎓🌍 Plongez dans l'aventure OSOC, où au cours des derniers mois, nous avons documenté les préparatifs de nos écoles participantes alors qu'elles s'apprêtent à accueillir les délégations qui leur ont été attribuées pour des échanges culturels inoubliables. ✨ 📚 Au programme : - Préparatifs des élèves avant l'accueil des délégations - Rencontres entre les élèves et les délégations - Échanges culturels et découvertes Ne manquez pas cette série inspirante— restez à l'affut, c'est pour bientôt ! 🎬 WorldSkills International #WSC2024 #WhereThereIsASkillThereIsAWay #OSOC

Wondering how you can participate in 🌟 World Youth Skills Day 🌟 this 15 July? Our friends UNESCO-UNEVOC invite you to: 1 - Share your #WYSD2024 perspective related to this year's theme: Youth Skills for Peace and Development. 2 - Register for “Building an equitable and inclusive future of work that fosters peace, global citizenship, and sustainable development" webinar presented in collaboration with WorldSkills International! What is World Youth Skills Day? In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, a day to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, work and entrepreneurship! At #WorldSkills, we celebrate the importance of skills each and every day! We are proud to actively advance the skills movement globally, and welcome all to recognize the impact of skills on World Youth Skills Day and beyond. Join us in shaping a more equitable future on World Youth Skills Day 2024! Learn more about the different ways you and youth within your network can take part 👉 https://lnkd.in/gFteRmTr

Latvian 🇱🇻 head chef Nils Gēvele is at the top of his profession and using his success to promote exceptional and sustainable cooking, while inspiring excellence from the next generation of chefs. Nils attended a vocational high school, studied Restaurant Service, and successfully competed in several skills competitions, including SkillsLatvia 2017, EuroSkills Budapest 2018, and WorldSkills Kazan 2019. Thanks to his determination, Nils is now excelling as a head chef, employing and training new talent, and boosting Latvia’s local economy. 🔥 Together with Nils, #WeAreMakingOurMark—using skills to drive innovation, create jobs, and tackle global challenges head-on! Learn more about Nils and find more stories of outstanding young people making their mark with skills: https://lnkd.in/gpxs6VVD WorldSkills Europe

Registration is now open for the #WorldSkills Conference 2024 which takes place alongside WorldSkills Lyon 2024. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gFxzFth9