COMPETITION RULES WorldSkills International Secretariat Keizersgracht 62-64, 1015 CS Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.worldskills.org, Tel: +31 23 5311071, Fax: +31 23 5310816 WSI_OD03 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Definition of terms .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Core values ......................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Disciplinary action ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Official Competition documentation .................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Competition timeline ........................................................................................................................... 5 2 COMPETITION ORGANIZATION ........................................................................................................ 6 2.1 Overall event management .................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Host Member ...................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Competition Organizer ........................................................................................................................ 6 3 SKILLS AT THE COMPETITION .......................................................................................................... 8 4 REGISTRATION .................................................................................................................................. 9 4.1 Registration ......................................................................................................................................... 9 4.2 Skill Competitions with no nominated CE or DCE .............................................................................. 10 5 ACCESS AND ACCREDITATION ....................................................................................................... 11 5.1 Responsibilities .................................................................................................................................. 11 5.2 Access to the Competition venue ...................................................................................................... 11 5.3 Access to Workshops ......................................................................................................................... 11 6 ROLES .............................................................................................................................................. 12 6.1 Competitor (C) .................................................................................................................................. 12 6.2 Team Leader (TL) ............................................................................................................................... 12 6.3 Skill Management Team (SMT) .......................................................................................................... 13 6.4 Skill Competition Manager (SCM) ...................................................................................................... 13 6.5 Chief Expert (CE) ............................................................................................................................... 14 6.6 Deputy Chief Expert (DCE) ................................................................................................................. 17 6.7 Expert (E) ........................................................................................................................................... 17 6.8 Technical Delegate (TD) ..................................................................................................................... 20 6.9 Technical Delegate Assistant (TDA) .................................................................................................... 21 6.10 Official Delegate (OD) ........................................................................................................................ 22 6.11 Competitions Committee Delegate (CCD) .......................................................................................... 22 6.12 Interpreter (I) ..................................................................................................................................... 22 6.13 Workshop Manager (WM) ................................................................................................................. 23 6.14 Workshop Manager Assistant (WMA) ................................................................................................ 24 6.15 Workshop Sector Manager (WSM) ..................................................................................................... 25 6.16 Observer ............................................................................................................................................ 25 6.17 Quality Auditor (QA) .......................................................................................................................... 26 6.18 Standards and Assessment Advisor (SAA) .......................................................................................... 26 6.19 Skill Advisor (SA) ................................................................................................................................ 27 Version: 8.0 WSI_OD03_competition_rules_v8.0_EN 2 of 64 Date: 11.01.19 6.20 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ............................................................................................................. 27 6.21 Director of Skills Competitions ........................................................................................................... 27 6.22 Chair of the Competitions Committee ............................................................................................... 27 6.23 Vice Chair of the Competitions Committee ........................................................................................ 27 6.24 Competitions Committee (CC) ........................................................................................................... 27 6.25 Competitions Committee Management Team (CCMT) ....................................................................... 28 6.26 Secretariat ......................................................................................................................................... 28 6.27 Ethics Committee .............................................................................................................................. 28 6.28 Appeals Committee ........................................................................................................................... 28 6.29 Audit teams for Health, Safety, and Environment ............................................................................... 28 7 SKILL MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 29 7.1 In the lead-up to the Competition ..................................................................................................... 29 7.2 At the Competition ........................................................................................................................... 30 7.3 During the Competition ..................................................................................................................... 31 7.4 After the Competition ....................................................................................................................... 32 8 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................................. 33 8.1 Content and scope ............................................................................................................................ 33 8.2 Precedence ........................................................................................................................................ 33 8.3 Availability ......................................................................................................................................... 33 8.4 Updating and validity ......................................................................................................................... 33 8.5 Skill-specific rules ............................................................................................................................... 34 9 INFRASTRUCTURE LISTS ................................................................................................................. 35 9.1 Definition .......................................................................................................................................... 35 9.2 Development ..................................................................................................................................... 35 9.3 Publication ........................................................................................................................................ 35 9.4 Supply of Materials and Equipment ..................................................................................................