WorldSkills International - Members

WorldSkills International Mission To promote, through the cooperative actions of Members, a worldwide awareness of the essential contribution that skills and high standards of competence make to the achievement of economic success and individual fulfilment. www.worldskills.org

What is WorldSkills International?

WorldSkills International (WSI) is a not-for-profit international membership association open to agencies or bodies which have a responsibility for promoting and training in their respective countries/regions. WSI operates worldwide and is politically and denominationally neutral. Its aim is to raise the status and standards of vocational skills and training worldwide. Its principal activity is organizing the WorldSkills Competition in a different Member country/region every two years. WSI currently has members in 49 countries/regions and is committed to growth. It aims to have 50 members by 2010 in line with its vision to spread high- level skills to all regions of the world.

The continued growth of WSI 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 peoples everywhere. As a free standing, non-political organization, WSI provides a cost effective means for global government, education and industry cooperation in achieving higher standards and status for vocational education and training on a worldwide basis.

Country/Region Organisation Website Emirates Skills WorldSkills Austria - Berufsweltmeisterschaften www.worldskills.at WorldSkills Australia www.worldskills.org.au Skills Belgium www.skillsbelgium.be Darussalam Department of Technical Education, Ministry of www.dte.edu.bn Education, Brunei Darussalam SENAI www.senai.br Skills/Compétences Canada www.skillscanada.com Swiss Compétences www.swisscompetence.ch Deutscher Handwerkskammertag (DHKT) and www.zdh.de Deutscher Industrie - Und Handelskammertag (DIHK) DK Skills www.dk-skills.dk Techna Innove www.innove.ee Ministry of Education and Science www.mec.es/skills-spain Skills Finland www.skillsfinland.com WorldSkills France www.cofom.org SAR Vocational Training Council www.vtc.edu.hk Croatia Skills www.croatiaskills.hr National Institute of Vocational Education www.nszi.hu Idnmennt ses Ministry of National Education Ireland Department of Education and Science, National Skills www.education.ie Competition Confederation of Indian Industry www.ciionline.org Technical & Vocational Training Organization TVTO www.IranTVTO.com

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South Tyrol, WorldSkills South Tyrol www.worldskills.it WorldSkills Jamaica www.worldskillsjamaica.org JAVADA www.javada.or.jp Korea Human Resources Development Services www.hrdkorea.or.kr Principality of WorldSkills Liechtenstein Centre National de Formation Professionnelle www.men.lu Continue CNFPC Ministere de la Formation Professionnelle www.dfp.ac.ma SAR Department of Labour & Employment Affairs Head of www.dste.gov.mo Vocational Training Centre General Directorate of Vocational Training Centres www.dgcft.sems.gob.mx/ Ministry of Works Malaysia, Corporate Management www.kkr.gov.my/pkm and Planning Division (BPPK) Netherlands Skills Netherlands www.skills-netherlands.nl WorldSkills Norway www.worldskills.no WorldSkills New Zealand www.worldskills.org.nz TESDA www.tesda.gov.ph Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional IEFP portal.iefp.pt GOTEVOT www.gotevot.edu.sa Youth Skills Sweden AB www.youthskillssweden.com Institute of Technical Education www.ite.edu.sg Department of Skill Development www.inet.co.th/org/DSD Agence Tunisienne de la Formation Professionnelle Chinese Central Region Office, Council Of Labor Affairs, www.labor.gov.tw Executive Yuan UK Skills www.ukskills.org.uk of America SkillsUSA www.skillsusa.org INCE www.ince.gov.ve Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs www.molisa.gov.vn WorldSkills South Africa www.worldskills.org.za

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