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As we near the end of the in the world. They inspire the second decade of the 21st next generation of young Century, the mission of people, showing how skills can WorldSkills is ever more urgent improve their lives, those of and essential. their communities and societies. Huge changes are taking place With Vision 2025, we intend in the global economy, as to bring this message to an industries change and evolve, even wider audience. and, as some jobs vanish, new As an organization, our ones appear. WorldSkills can Members represent two thirds help young people navigate the of the world’s population. challenges and opportunities of We come together to bring this new landscape. vocational training and In 2018 we welcomed education to regions where it is as our 80th Member, another most critically needed, in Africa sign of our growth and vitality. and beyond. Our Competitions gather The ambition of WorldSkills is to WorldSkills together the best skilled talent bring skills to the whole world. believes that skills and have the power to change the lives of young people everywhere.

WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 3 President’s Message CEO’s Message General Assembly

WorldSkills is about the future. Building a better future will be Although the has while building connections and establishment of a Nominations We celebrate the power of skills to achieved not just by ideas, but empower young people today, but through hard work, with substantial hosted no fewer than three capacity amongst Members Committee for Board we always look forward to the role progress made in 2018 towards WorldSkills Competitions, it and partners. elections, and a new body the we will play in improving the lives WorldSkills Vision 2025. was a welcome first time visit WorldSkills Experts Foundation. of future generations. The General Assembly also For this, thanks must go to our Members, for the General Assembly hosted working group The Excellence in Marking To do this, we constantly seek new our Partners, and the members of horizons. In 2019, we will bring the the WorldSkills Secretariat for their to . discussions to examine proposal was also endorsed for WorldSkills Competition to for the commitment to changes that will ensure WorldSkills General Assembly WorldSkills focus areas, as well as implementation at WorldSkills first time, just as WorldSkills was that WorldSkills is central to maintaining the 2019. a first in the Middle East. relevance and effectiveness of vocational 2018 was also the largest so the refreshed WorldSkills brand. skills and education in the 21st Century. In 2021, it will be the turn of and , another new far, with 500 delegates, guests, Other important decisions The General Assembly also destination for the world’s greatest skills competition. This was evident at the General Assembly and Conference in and speakers from 79 countries included the implementation heard pitches from five finalists Amsterdam, where participants were given greater space and With Vision 2025, we look to go ever further. African countries remain opportunity to contribute to the Strategic Action Plan, moving away and regions. They included 30 of the Strategic Action Plan, in the BeChangeMaker underrepresented in WorldSkills, but we can proudly say the first steps from formal working groups towards networking, sharing, and learning. competition for young to address this are already being taken, with the first WorldSkills Africa WorldSkills Champions taking including a “Skills In Skills Competition held this year in Kigali. WorldSkills General Assembly 2018 also approved a number of major part in Champions Forum 2018. Out” working group to examine social entrepreneurs, selecting reforms, including the “Skills In Skills Out” working group which will Our organization is a vast source of human expertise and talent that three winners. be ready for WorldSkills Shanghai 2021, and a new organizational The WorldSkills Conference skills in future competitions and we can harness to help those who yearn for a better life, but all too structure that includes a nominations committee for the Board. to better manage competition often lack the opportunities to do so. In this we are also supported by was expanded to the General Looking ahead, Ireland, one of our corporate sponsors, our much valued Global Partners, and also our In addition, 30 videoconferences and four days of face-to-face meetings Assembly for the first time, size, with implementation for WorldSkills earliest Members other stakeholders including the Conference Coalition. in and allowed us to develop the direction of a WorldSkills Shanghai 2021. number of key topics in the implementation of Vision 2025. replacing the WorldSkills Leaders was selected to host the The debates about these challenges and the changes that accompany A new organizational structure General Assembly 2020, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, are a priority whenever we meet. As always, young people and the part skills play in changing their Forum. The objective was to lives and creating a better and fairer society, are at the heart of engage external stakeholders was agreed. It included which will be held in . In 2018 our General Assembly was held in Amsterdam. We would like our movement. to express our thanks to our hosts WorldSkills Netherlands, one of our and incorporate their input, reforms to the Board, with the earliest Members and the host of three previous Competitions. We look forward to WorldSkills Kazan 2019, which will be held at the purpose built Kazan International Exhibition Centre. With the Champions Trust, we recognize that young people are at the heart of what we do. It is our Champions, and their stories and Solid achievements have also been made in another vital aspect of achievements, that remind us of the importance of our work. They will Vision 2025, with the opening in 2018 of the first WorldSkills Capacity continue to inspire us and our work to 2025 and well beyond. Building Centre in Korea, and the first WorldSkills Africa Competition in Kigali, Rwanda. Simon Bartley, President of WorldSkills These first steps towards bringing the expertise of WorldSkills to the developing world, ensure that skills, and the more prosperous and peaceful societies they create, are no longer a dream but a reality. David Hoey, CEO of WorldSkills International

4 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 5 When young people are Vision 2025 empowered to create opportunities for ourselves, we can design the future world ‘‘we want to live in. That’s what Adopted in 2016, Vision 2025 sets out the new, including a new organizational structure, I believe in, that’s the reason I future direction of WorldSkills and our strategy including changes to Board elections, and a new am part of this movement. for a global organization that continues to grow “Excellence in Marking” project for WorldSkills in size and scope. Kazan 2019. Jacqueline Tanzer It identifies three broad strategic goals to achieve Vision 2025 also seeks to develop excellence in WorldSkills Champions Trust this, by raising the ambition and opportunities skills and training to regions where it is most Regional Representative needed, including the developing economies. for Europe of vocational training and education, enhancing the quality of VET provision by improving African countries have been significantly connections to labour markets and employers, under-represented as Members of WorldSkills, and building the organizational capacity of so the first WorldSkills Africa Competition, held WorldSkills and the global competitiveness of in the Rwandan capital Kigali in November was Members through skills. a major step forward. Practical steps to achieving this in 2018 included As a pilot, the Competition attracted Competitors ’’ 30 video conferences and four days of face to from six African countries in seven skills, with face meetings that allowed Members and Global every sign that this new relationship will continue Partners to focus on the issues that are most to grow. important to them. At the General Assembly 2018, the areas of Vision 2025 that were approved included a

WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 7 WorldSkills Conference

Taking place alongside the WorldSkills General and philosopher Martijn Aslander, and Professor Assembly in Amsterdam, the WorldSkills Dr Paul Kirschner. Conference 2018 took as its theme “Uniting With the participation of Ingrid van Engelshoven, For Youth: Building Networks for innovative the Minister of Education of the Netherlands, skills solutions”. The programme reflected the discussions also focused on the Dutch “Triple challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing Helix” concept that intertwines government, world. education and industry, and which ensures skills The Director of WorldSkills Netherlands, Jos de are consistently raised to a higher level. Goey called it, ”an opportunity for young The next WorldSkills Conference will people to tell their own stories and for Delegates take place at WorldSkills Kazan 2019, to listen to them and prepare them for the 23–24 August. future labour market, which is experiencing rapid changes across all skill sectors.” I want girls and young The two-day Conference focused on the three women to feel empowered WorldSkills building blocks, with speakers addressing ways of inspiring young people to take ‘‘by the fact that they can do up skills, asking how raising the standards of skills anything. Will you help me can be best developed, and exploring ways to create a world where we influence national and international stakeholders to allow them to dream just improve skills provision. as big as I did, with only the Those addressing the Conference included the sky as the limit? futurologist Ruud Veltenaar, best-selling author Caroline Söderqvist WorldSkills Champions Trust Regional Representative for Europe 8 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 ’’ WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Flag Relay

The clock is ticking fast for the 45th WorldSkills professional skills and work might look like in the For the first stage, the Flag travelled to the Competition, which will be held for the first coming decades. 20 countries that had previously hosted a time in Russia, in the city of Kazan. WorldSkills Juniors, a competition for 14 to WorldSkills Competition. On the banks of the Volga river, Kazan is no 16-year olds, will run alongside the event. It is It began in in March, where a dozen stranger to major international events, with expected that more than 1,300 Competitors, Competitors took part in the first Competition several games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup 1,300 Experts, and 250,000 visitors will in 1950, launching the movement that later played in the capital of Tatarstan. attend WorldSkills Kazan 2019 activities. became WorldSkills. The city is rolling out the red carpet for The sixth largest city in Russia, Kazan is just over At each leg an embroidered patch was attached WorldSkills in 2019, when the Competition 700 km from Moscow, while its location puts Flying the flag for WorldSkills Kazan 2019 has to the flag, commemorating each of that will be hosted at the brand-new purpose-built it within 1,000 km of half of the population of been one of the key messages leading up to the country’s Competitions. International Exhibition Center Kazan Expo. Russia (more than 70 million people). next Competition. In total the Flag Relay made a 161,000 km With 75,000 square metres, it will feature three Kazan’s population of 1.2 million is made up Over the past year the official WorldSkills Flag journey through 21 countries and regions and main exhibition pavilions, and connects directly of 100 different nationalities, while the Kazan has been on a relay — which has taken it around five continents. to the airport through a covered walkway. Kremlin is a World Heritage Site. the world, and beyond. In August the Flag arrived in Russia to cross the Another exciting element is the WorldSkills In January, the Flag was flown on a Soyouz world’s largest country by landmass. Village where Competitors and Experts can live capsule to the International Space Station, After making 24 stops to spread the message of and share their experiences together. where it was proudly displayed by two Russian WorldSkills Kazan 2019, the flag will then travel At the Competition there will be a Future Skills astronauts before returning to Earth. through each Tartastan region before arriving zone, a 10,000 square metre “smart city” The objective of this first Flag Relay is much like in the host city for the Opening Ceremonies in concept, to showcase cutting edge thinking the Olympic torch relay. To raise awareness of August of 2019. on everything from agriculture and energy to WorldSkills Kazan 2019, and building excitement ecology and transport, and a glimpse of what as it travels closer to the host city.

10 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 11 I urge all communities Technical Preparations to invest in vocational education so that others may have the same opportunities, ‘‘ regardless of where they Technical preparations are now at an advanced the Competitions Committee and subsequently live, their gender, or social stage for WorldSkills Kazan 2019 across all ratified by the General Assembly in October 2018. economic status. key areas. The joint assessment using Independent Assessors has been further developed with a more After the successful rollout of a new skill Kieron Kohlmann customized approach and will be implemented management structure for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi WorldSkills Champions Trust in a broader range of skill competitions such as in 2017, Skill Competition Managers (SCMs) are Regional Representative Industrial Mechanic Millwright and Jewellery, as expanded to now cover 42 skill competitions. for Americas well as Cooking in 2019. Between April and June 2018, workshops were conducted as part of the on boarding and training Finally, sustainability is always at the forefront of Skill Competition Managers. of every aspect of preparations for the skill competitions in terms of space and infrastructure, In August 2018, provisional registration saw as well as sustainable practices in the conduct of 56 skill competitions confirmed for WorldSkills the Competitions and industrial work practices. Kazan 2019. In 2018 Skill Management Teams, Global ’’ The new International Exhibition Center Kazan Partners, and some Event Sponsors were Expo has been specially constructed for the 45th briefed on the Sustainability Practice Award WorldSkills Competition, located next to the city’s introduced at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017. international airport, and covering 74.8 hectares. WorldSkills has started working with at least It was officially opened in October 2018. five skills to implement this award — to bring After the success of the pilot project for joint about a focus on good environmental practice assessment in Abu Dhabi, this was supported by at our Competitions.

WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 13 WorldSkills Shanghai 2021 Being on the Champions Trust made me­­ a global citizen who cares about world’s Shanghai was confirmed as the host for ‘‘ problems and who dares WorldSkills Competition 2021 at the General to look for solutions. Assembly 2017. Anna Prokopenya The Competition is scheduled for late WorldSkills Champions Trust September 2021, and will be held at the city’s Regional Representative National Exhibition and Convention Centre. for Europe It will be held under the theme “New Youth, New Skills, New Dream.” Preparations are already well underway, with It’s never too soon to look to the future, and China’s Vice Premier Hu Chunhua telling the first WorldSkills Shanghai 2021. The world’s plenary session of WorldSkills Shanghai 2021 of greatest skills competition is looking east again, his hopes that the event would lead to greater this time to mainland China where it will be held exchanges and cooperation between the People’s ’’ for the first time. Republic of China and the rest of the world. At the General Assembly in Amsterdam, Vice China’s successful bid included exciting plans for Minister Tang Tao, Deputy Director, Ministry of the firstWorldSkills Museum to be opened in Human Resources and Social Security provided Shanghai as a legacy of the event in 2021. an update on the planning of WorldSkills A call has gone out to Members to offer Shanghai 2021. materials that can tell the story of the Shanghai is one of the world’s most dynamic and WorldSkills movement. The Museum will also exciting cities. Skills education and development tell the history of skills and craftsmanship, and for the population of 1.2 billion is a priority of there will be an international centre for skills the national and municipal governments. demonstrations and training.

14 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 Our Brand Our Brand

A major review of the We also stress the relevance positioning of the WorldSkills The concept of WorldSkills Brand was of skills and skills competitions Conference, and to ensure “Skills Change Lives” presented to General Assembly as solutions to the challenges our organization becomes is central to our new brand 2018. It followed an 18-month within the global economy. more vocal in the global language, reflecting that long consultative process, Our brand positioning includes debates about the future of individual and societal which reflected the recent our medium-term goal for the skills and VET. change is at the heart of growth of our organization and Marketing and Communications This work also finalises the WorldSkills mission to support the objectives of Vision 2025. department to increasingly act previously incomplete brand young people through the The result is new brand as an enabler for the movement, review from 2014 and included potential of skills to build positioning for the organization. with content production open a relaunch of the website in stronger economies and better This includes the introduction to as many as possible. 2018, the publication of a societies. of three Building Blocks that The objective of the new sharper, more concise Brand It is expressed in our three summarize the work we do, and brand positioning is to support Book, and a new brand Building Blocks: Develop, core brand languages which WorldSkills in the context of animation has been viewed Inspire, and Influence, which emphasises the centrality of Vision 2025, and its continuing more than 830,000 times. show the ambitions of our focus young people to our work. growth, to develop the areas. These include career building, skills competitions, and international cooperation. Our visual identity is also strengthened by the refined Inspire Develop Influence WorldSkills logo, and updated visual identity, to visually reinforce our position that skills are the building blocks of life.

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This year the members of the Champions Their skills are equally diverse, ranging from Trust have been important ambassadors for Aircraft Maintenance to Floristry, and Pâtisserie WorldSkills, demonstrating the potential of and Confectionary to Web Design. vocational training and education. Three of the Champions Trust representatives from Ten members of the Trust, representing skills, the 2015–2017 term returned for another two and ten countries, started what will be a two years. Twice as many applications for the 2017– year journey — beginning in January 2018 in 2019 term were received as the previous round. Shanghai where they were given an intensive An important part of the work of the Champions weeklong training course. The training included is to share their personal experiences with everything from public speaking and press other young people. In July they produced training to social media development and a series of career advice videos for World exercises in leadership. Youth Skills Day highlighting the ups — and The current Champions Trust is composed occasional downs — of their skills journey so far. of individuals representing Africa, Asia, ASEAN and Oceania, Europe, Americas, and Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 19 Champions Forum

The Champions Forum, held in conjunction with General Assembly 2018, brought 30 Champions from 19 Member countries and regions together to focus on training Champions to be social storytellers and connection makers. Hosted for the first time by the Champions Trust, the Champions Forum participants went through a series of professional development activities to develop their social storytelling skills. Building on the skills initiatives during World Youth Skills Day 2018, participants learnt how to tell their stories of skills from a youth perspective through social platforms that are youth focused. Youth should not only be viewed as the leaders The second portion of Champions Forum 2018 ‘‘of tomorrow, I believe we are focused on creating an action plan to engage national alumni groups with the WorldSkills the leaders of today. Youth are Champions Trust. brave, fearless, and energetic, we are full of energy, hope, and imagination to create innovative ideas that can shape a better world.

Pearl So WorldSkills Champions Trust Regional Representative 20 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 for Asia ’’ World Youth Skills Day

Marking World Youth These are stories best told by Skills Day (15 July) is always young people themselves, and a significant date in the in 2018 WorldSkills partnered WorldSkills calendar. with Hashtag Our Stories to train our Champions and other Through #SkillsChangeLives young people to share their and #WYSD, we join UN experiences on social media. agencies to raise awareness of how important skills More than 70 Competitors, training and education is for Members, and partners took all young people. part in these sessions. The Champions Trust then explained WorldSkills believes that the in a series of short videos how power of skills empowers skills have transformed their individuals, communities, own lives. The videos were and countries to achieve a shared on our Facebook and more prosperous future. YouTube channels.

Attitude, motivation, and energy is all that is needed ‘‘to be a Champion. Giovanny Sanchez WorldSkills Champions Trust Regional Representative for Americas ’’ WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 23 Skill Development in Africa

The rapid growth of WorldSkills established in January. It will have participating countries, with over the past two decades has a strong emphasis on supporting more than 2,000 young people not been reflected in Africa, skills trainings, competition at the launch. which remains the continent management, and community- WorldSkills Kigali 2018 also gave where the organization is based projects in Africa and has hundreds of students from the under-represented. already helped train a group of city’s TVET schools and colleges young Zambians. Although there are more than to see Competitors showcase 50 African countries, only six This year also saw the first their talents. WorldSkills Vice are WorldSkills Members. WorldSkills continent- President for Special Affairs, San- competition in Africa. Quei Lin who has responsibility Changing this situation is one of WorldSkills Kigali 2018 for Africa within WorldSkills said, the priorities of our Vision 2025, brought skilled young “We really need to pay attention with more projects and activities to Africa. The Skills Development underway to build the capacity professionals from six in Africa project is one of the I passionately believe of the African countries — for countries to the capital of top priorities within WorldSkills that the future of this Members and non-Members. Rwanda, for nearly three days of intense competition. Vision 2025. Its focus is on ‘‘world is based in the hands, The past year also saw significant improving skills among all young hearts, and minds of the youth. The Competitors from , steps taken to bring the expertise African men and women.” Youth are an important voice , Liberia, , and resources of WorldSkills , and Rwanda competed in the movement to convey International to Africa. in seven skills — Mechatronics, the message to young people The new WorldSkills Capacity Electrical Wiring, Welding, around the world. Building Centre, a partnership Plumbing, Bricklaying, Cooking, Tjihimise Bruno Karaerua with the Republic of Korea and Hairdressing. The November WorldSkills Champions Trust and its Global Institute for event was a celebration of the Regional Representative Transferring Skills (GIFTS), was diversity of cultures from the for Africa 24 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 ’’ Skills not only BeChangeMaker change lives, they define lives. ‘‘ free online training for learning and environmentally friendly Gary Condon business and soft skills, and the agricultural practices was the WorldSkills Champions Trust support of experts and mentors result of witnessing clouds of Regional Representative for Middle East and North Africa who help accelerate their ideas . black smoke caused by burning Applications flooded in paddy fields. from around the world and Also note-worthy were the extended from beyond runners up from , Team In just two years, WorldSkills Member countries Ripple, who are creating an BeChangeMaker has already and regions. Teams from Asia, innovative device to recycle established itself as a major event Europe, the Americas, and household waste water, and ’’ on the WorldSkills Calendar. Africa participated. a young Syrian, Christine Attracting just a handful of BeChangeMaker started in April Fayed, who is developing an entries at its debut in 2017, with a series of elimination electronic glove capable of the 2018 competition saw a rounds which reduced the field translating sign language into remarkable 161 applications to just five. These teams were text and audio words for deaf from 31 countries. able to pitch their ideas live and mute people. BeChangeMaker, which is to the judges and audience All three received a prize of supported by WorldSkills who evaluated the teams EUR 1,000 and will continue to International and the HP with an online scoring system, receive business and incubator Foundation, is a chance during the WorldSkills General support to bring these exciting for young would-be social Assembly in October. projects to market. entrepreneurs to pitch their The winners were Team The other good news is that business ideas for projects Uroborus from Honduras — BeChangeMaker is returning that will benefit humanity. In whose ambition to help rice in 2019 when it promises to be exchange, they gain access to farmers find more sustainable an even greater success.

WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 27 Experts Faculty WorldSkills Welcomes Poland

former Experts to engage in our movement beyond Competitions. A total of 75 applications were received from 34 Members, with 7 eventually selected with the objective of creating a working group that would balance skills, gender, countries, regions, and experience. The four men and three women chosen represent six skills, with wide experience in WorldSkills Experts make a huge contribution competitions, training, and social impact to our organization through their volunteering projects. They come from from the Americas, and passion. Experts are one of our biggest Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Europe. assets, and it was decided following the General The members of the group are Adriana Lucia The successful application by the Foundation excellence of skills and innovation in It seeks to promote closer cooperation Assembly and Strategy Committee at WorldSkills For The Development Of The Education different areas and learn as much as we can,” between training schools and companies, Dueñas Garzon, from , Carla De Bona System (FRSE) brings the number of WorldSkills said Ms Laskowska. ensuring young people gain skills that are Abu Dhabi 2017, to invite applications to create a Member countries and regions to 80. relevant to the needs of the labour market. from , Devin Flor from , Etienne Although officially only a WorldSkills Member new working group formed of Experts. Nell from , Mark Bramer from Poland’s team is already in training for since the recent General Assembly 2018, There will also be a new examination system , Meera Jayaraman from India, and Vesa WorldSkills Kazan 2019 next August, when Poland has a much longer connection with allowing young people to obtain professional Their task was to decide the guidelines, criteria, they will initially compete in six skills, with vocational skills, with the FRSE recently qualifications at several levels, depending on and model for a WorldSkills Experts Faculty Iltola from . their young hopefuls also on the waiting list celebrating its 25th anniversary. their abilities. for two more. that will create a platform for all Experts and Under a different organization, Poland also By taking part in WorldSkills Competitions, “It’s a great opportunity to learn from other competed at EuroSkills Rotterdam 2008 and “Poland hopes to train a growing number of countries and to exchange experiences and returned again under the direction of FRSE Experts familiar with world class standards good practise,” said Izabela Laskowska, the for EuroSkills Budapest 2018, with the team and practices,” said Ms Laskowskha. director of the VET and Adult Education entering eight skills. Poland was also an “We have a lot of things to do, and want Office at the FRSE, which is also a partner observer at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017. EuroSkills and WorldSkills to be a platform with the Erasmus+ programme, to The country’s decision to join WorldSkills to promote vocational education in Poland. educational exchanges for students in Europe. is also part of a major reform of Poland’s Thanks to support of our Minister of National The team will participate in a range of skills education system, particularly in the area of Education, Mrs Anna Zalewska, Poland from Cooking to CNC. “We want to show technical and vocational education. became a Member of WorldSkills family.” 28 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 29 Global Partners Global Premium Partners

Global Partners have a networking field with 550,000 robots installed unique role in the WorldSkills products that have also helped worldwide, and more than International mission to to build a leading training 7,000 employees. improve the world with the platform in China. In October, Car-O-Liner, power of skills. Vcom training products are whose association with They share and support our used in 2,000 vocational WorldSkills as a supplier goes Samsung Stanley Black & Decker vision to raise the profile schools, vocational colleges, back a decade, also became a and recognition of skilled technical schools, and public Global Partner. Samsung deeply understands the At Stanley Black & Decker, we’re for the importance of a skilled workforce for makers, the doers, and the creators of professionals everywhere training centers across China. A global leading knowledge industry and firmly believes that their skills the world. We work hard to bring the excellence leads to the competitiveness of innovative tools needed to build and through industry, policy In September FANUC, a and equipment provider for makers, governments, and their companies and countries. maintain our world. That’s why we’re leading global manufacturer of automotive collision assessment excited and honored to partner with That is why Samsung has consistently educators working together. WorldSkills again this year. factory automation and robots and repair, Car-O-Liner is participated in the WorldSkills movement It is with great pleasure that we was named as a Global Partner. already heavily involved in for over a decade. It has supported The Competitors at WorldSkills are true announced three new Global skills training with training young students to explore their interest professionals and deserve to use the best FANUC will support Mobile and potential in skills excellence and to tools as they compete. Partners during 2018. academies all over the world. make their dreams and hopes come true Robotics, a new skill Tim Perra through skills excellence. In March we welcomed Vcom, competition that will debut at These welcome additions mean Vice President, Public Affairs, a high-tech educational WorldSkills Kazan 2019. that we now have 21 Global Dr Dong Seob Jang Stanley Black & Decker Secretary General of Samsung Skills technology enterprise based Partners that support our 80 Founded in and now a and Vice President for Samsung in China. global network of companies, Member countries and regions. Electronics Established in the Guangdong FANUC pioneered the concept Province more than 20 years of numerical control (NC) in ago, Vcom helps develop the manufacturing in 1956 and most advanced and evolving now has a global network technologies in the computer covering every continent with

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3M American Welding Autodesk Car-O-Liner DHL DMG MORI FANUC Festo The values and priorities of Society Autodesk is proud to help After providing equipment It is important to give young Production processes in the FANUC is very proud to be a Theoretical and practical skills WorldSkills International and people around the world to and manpower to WorldSkills talents a platform to learn, strive, industry are rapidly changing. Global Partner of WorldSkills and in times of digitalization and The American Welding Society 3M are closely aligned. Our imagine, design, and make a Competitions in the Autobody develop, and shape organizations Many drivers are new to support the development of artificial intelligence ensure and WorldSkills share a deep company’s vision of “innovation better world. We are honoured Repair skill since 2009, we in order to transform industries technologies like automation, a world championship for robot that companies can implement commitment to developing improving every life” supports to provide the same 3D design at Car-O-Liner decided to and make them adapt for future digitization, and additive programmers. Automation skills innovations in manufacturing for emerging skilled trade the development of skilled trades software, used by skilled intensify our commitment to the challenges. manufacturing. are essential for the future of sustainable growth. professionals across the globe. across many industries around professionals globally, to all WorldSkills movement helping industry worldwide and we are With each Competition, our DHL and the WorldSkills Consequently, there is an Festo is strongly committed to the world. WorldSkills Competitors young people change their lives glad that young people get an partnership allows AWS to community both strive for these increasing shortage of skilled the development of teaching and for free via through skills and training. opportunity to demonstrate their The diversity of 3M technologies engage and collaborate with goals and share common values labour and the requirements learning environments and the www.autodesk.com/worldskills. knowledge. and products, along with students, educators, and industry We have been impressed by of talent appreciation and for future specialists are global transfer of knowledge. our subject matter experts, partners in an exciting forum It is exciting to collaborate with what we have seen, young enablement. rapidly changing. We hope that the WorldSkills Thus, the partnership with complement the wide range of that is unrivalled. WorldSkills yet again as we look people showing great dignity as Competition will open career WorldSkills is most important We are proud to be WorldSkills Therefore, we support WorldSkills Skills Competitions, to prepare our young people for they seek excellence, something opportunities for all participants for us in our aim to support As we strive to make the world Global Industry Partner. Providing WorldSkills to promote young and can help solve safety and the Future of Work and to show we want to encourage and and encourage many youngsters young people and industries a safer place by bringing more professional logistics and talents and to help shape health, productivity, and other how important Skills are to the support, becoming a Global to learn more about robot in harnessing the benefits of talented, highly qualified young applying our special expertise in future education concepts. challenges while on the job in a economies of the world and the Partner is the next step. programming. the 4th Industrial Revolution by people into skilled trades, event logistics, DHL contributes At WorldSkills Kazan 2019 variety of trades. future of us all. constantly proposing innovations AWS is proud to continue as Roger Marti to successful Competitions all we will sponsor not only the Shinichi Tanzawa in skills competitions globally. Maureen Tholen a WorldSkills Global Industry Matthew Bell Director of Marketing, around the world. CNC related skills, but also the President & CEO, Partner. Future Skills demonstrating new Enrico Rühle 3M, Sustainability Director Head of Global Strategic Car-O-Liner Stephan Engisch FANUC Europe Corporation Alliances, competencies needed in future Member of the Board, Festo Monica Pfarr Head of Trade Fairs & Events, Autodesk Education production processes. Executive Director, AWS DHL Experiences (AEX) Foundation Jan Möllenhoff American Welding Society® Managing Director, Principal Investigator, DMG MORI Academy Weld-Ed

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Fluke Glasurit IAPMO Lincoln Electric Mastercam Mitutoyo Saint-Gobain Siemens As a Global Industry Partner of As a Global Industry Partner of The Global Industry Partnership WorldSkills provides excellent Advancing technology expands As a WorldSkills Global Industry At Saint-Gobain, we believe The triggering trends of new WorldSkills International — Fluke WorldSkills International, BASF between WorldSkills and the opportunities to collaborate with our understanding of what Partner, Mitutoyo takes much that growth relies on people technologies in the automation Corporation benefits from the Coatings is committed to making International Association of prominent international education is possible every day, and pride in aiding the development and finding the greatest talents. industry, demands from opportunity to participate in a young talent excited about Plumbing and Mechanical leaders. Lincoln Electric values WorldSkills helps prepare of the next generation of WorldSkills is an excellent global education and Siemens disruptive workforce initiative that is much the spraypainting profession Officials (IAPMO Group) our relationship with WorldSkills students for success in a world engineers with skills and platform for raising awareness and agile answers. bigger and more impactful with focus on promoting the connects new approaches and because they are effective in that is truly theirs to imagine. technologies to meet the about the importance of WorldSkills is uniquely placed to than what an individual next generation of automotive innovations with critical water fostering career pathways in demands of the future. skills development not only in At a time when skilled job promote vocational skills globally brand can achieve. We value refinishers to support the growth and sanitation-related issues, all trade skills and continue to offer developed but also in developing vacancies continue to outnumber “Precision measurement” for careers that generate profit the consistency that occurs of the industry. over the world. educational growth opportunities markets. skilled labor, we want to contributes immensely to the through economic, social, and as WorldSkills standards are for our organization. Through the WorldSkills We are excited to work together, prepare today’s students with well-being of society in both the More than ever, there just aren’t technological innovations. adopted by an increasingly large competition, and with our developing skills competitions We look forward to future all of the access, education, and quality and performance of all enough skilled young people number of countries and regions, My personal motivation for Glasurit® paint brand, we will to drive sustainable action and WorldSkills events where we advantages they will need to manufactured products. We look available to fill positions in the as well as the chance as a supporting WorldSkills is that help bring young painters from change: increasing community can continue to leverage our build a better future and make forward to WorldSkills in Kazan ever-evolving building sector and WorldSkills International partner I believe through the power all over the world to demonstrate engagement, improving WorldSkills relationship as part of a positive impact on our global and to showcasing the talents of it is more important than ever to to directly assist those countries of skills individuals, their technical abilities, master public health awareness, and our education growth strategy. community. the Competitors and to inspiring work closer together to bridge and regions, and their institutes. communities, and countries new challenges as well as focus demonstrating how Skills really the many visitors in all they shall this gab. Chris Mapes Gary Hargreaves are propelled towards a more Wes Pringle on sustainable thinking and can Change Lives. see. Again, this year we are prosperous future. career development. CEO, Lincoln Electric Chief Legal Officer, Mastercam President, Fluke GP Russ Chaney Martin Weeks supporting WorldSkills in Ralf-Michael Franke Dr. Harald Borgholte CEO, IAPMO Executive Director, Mitutoyo Kazan and look forward to this CEO Factory Automation, Global Strategic Marketing & fruitful partnership and to meet Digital Industries, Siemens Product Development — Vice tomorrow’s new talents. President, BASF Coatings Daniel Roehner International Marketing Manager, Saint-Gobain

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GLOBAL INDUSTRY PARTNERS OF WORLDSKILLS INTERNATIONAL

Studica Vcom VEX Robotics Studica supports WorldSkills, in A building soars high to the sky VEX Robotics is at the forefront particular the Mobile Robotics through the careful integration of educational and competitive competition, because we believe of thousands of components robotics globally. With a in the importance of building working in collaboration to create comparable Mission and Vision, skills in the youth of the world. something bigger than each part our partnership with WorldSkills could achieve on its own. is an exciting one for both Students exposed to mobile organizations. robotics and this competition Vcom supports WorldSkills for are poised to become invaluable the same reason. By supporting Robotics brings together assets to the workforce and are skilled professionals around many of the skills required for empowered to innovate the the globe, we are building Industry 4.0 — critical thinking, future of technology. Watching the foundation for social computational thinking, and students compete and showcase development and prosperity project management – and our what they have learned makes for all. partnership with WorldSkills us proud to be a part of this allows us to help nurture the Cathy Wang impactful programme. next generation of Competitors CEO, and create the problem solving Frank Nanfara Vcom industry leaders of tomorrow. CEO and President, Studica Paul McKnight Head of Operations, VEX Robotics (EMEA)

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i si s s i Amelia Addis si is WorldSkills Champions Trust Sssi Regional Representative Sssi for ASEAN and Oceania Operating si Revenue s l The opportunities 2598539 ii being on the Champions

iis Trust has given ‘‘ ki issi s me personally and ss professionally have been astronomical. I have Office and learnt to communicate l ss ii effectively to large groups, Operating Expenses ssil one on one and through 2655675 s social media, as well as develop confidence and Notes: Figures provided here are taken from the WorldSkills International 2018 Audited Financial team working skills. The Statements. The 2018 Audited Financial Statements were compiled and audited by Baker Tilly N.V. Champions Trust has The complete financial report is available on request from the WorldSkills Secretariat. S given me a message and a All figures are in Euro. purpose which flows into all areas of my life. 38 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 WorldSkills | Annual Report 2018 ’’ 39 WorldSkills provides the WorldSkills Board platform to connect the seemingly unconnected. It’s belief in youth places it in ‘‘ a unique position to make wide-spread impact around the world.

Chirag Goel WorldSkills Champions Trust Regional Representative for Asia ’’ WorldSkills Board (left to right)

Laurence Gates () Simon Bartley () Stefan Praschl () Vice Chair of the Strategic Development Committee President and Chair of the Board Vice President for Competitions and Chair of the Competitions Committee Jos de Goey (Netherlands) San-Quei Lin (Chinese ) Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Vice President for Special Affairs Terry Cooke (Canada) Chair of the Strategic Development Committee Treasurer Michael Fung (Hong Kong, China) Vice Chair of the Competitions Committee

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