2012 ANNUAL REPORT Vision A world where people can achieve the workplace skills they need to prosper and find fulfilment. Mission To promote and facilitate through cooperative action a worldwide awareness of the essential contribution that skills and high standards of competence make to the achievement of economic success and personal fulfilment. Objectives t 'BDJMJUBUFTLJMMTDPNQFUJUJPOTBOEFWFOUT t &OHBHF.FNCFST 1BSUOFSTBOETUBLFIPMEFSTJO the vision and mission t 1SPNPUFBOETVQQPSUTLJMMTJOJUJBUJWFTXPSMEXJEF t 1SPWJEFBTVTUBJOBCMFQMBUGPSNGPSUIFTLJMMT .PWFNFOU 1 %FBS'SJFOETBOE$PMMFBHVFT %FBS%FMFHBUFTBOE4UBLFIPMEFST This past year has come and gone so quickly it is 5IF(FOFSBM"TTFNCMZJO,PSFBXBTBLFZNJMFTUPOF difficult to believe we are doing another annual GPS8PSME4LJMMTBTUIF.FNCFSTSBUJmFEUIF review. "DUJPO1MBOXIJDIEFUBJMTUIFBDUJPOHPBMTGPSBDIJFWJOH 7JTJPO5IF"DUJPO1MBOGPDVTFTPOJNQSPWJOHUIF 8JUIUIF(FOFSBM"TTFNCMZIFMEJO+FKV ,PSFB $PNQFUJUJPOFYQFSJFODF EFWFMPQJOHNPSFQBSUOFSTIJQT CFJOHPVSQSJODJQBMFWFOUJO JUIBTCFFO BOEFYQBOEJOHUIFSFBDIPGUIF8PSME4LJMMTCSBOEJO another successful year. Alongside the General order to promote the WorldSkills mission of gaining a Assembly we held our fourth WorldSkills Youth greater appreciation of skills around the world. 'PSVNBOEB8PSME4LJMMT-FBEFST'PSVN XIFSF 8PSME4LJMMT$IBNQJPOTDBNFUPHFUIFSUPTIBSF WorldSkills has begun the process of changing their insights with Delegates and invited Guests. from an organization to a movement. We started 5IF-FBEFST'PSVNTFUJONPUJPOUIFQPTTJCJMJUZ looking beyond our internal borders and venturing of increasing the sharing of best practice among JOUPUIFHSFBUCFZPOE#ZDPODFOUSBUJOHPOCSBOEJOH .FNCFSTBOEJTTPNFUIJOHXFQMBOUPDPOUJOVFUP marketing and communications we are increasing our encourage on a much greater scale in the future. 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In partnership International Skills Standards Organization XJUIUIF8PSME4LJMMT'PVOEBUJPOBOE8PSME4LJMMT-FJQ[JH */440 BOEUIF6OJUFE/BUJPOT*OEVTUSJBM XFBSFTVQQPSUJOHQSPKFDUTUIBUSFVTFBOEHJWF %FWFMPQNFOU0SHBOJ[BUJPO 6/*%0 BMJGFUPUIFNBUFSJBMTVTFEBUUIF$PNQFUJUJPOUPIFMQ As one of our main goals is to build on our strength communities foster and grow. BOEJODSFBTFPVSBXBSFOFTT *XPVMEMJLFUPUBLFUIJT 8JUI.FNCFSDPVOUSJFTSFHJPOT JUJTNPSF PQQPSUVOJUZUPUIBOLBMMPVSWPMVOUFFST TVQQPSUFST important than ever that we work together to reach participants and sponsors -without your dedication UIF7JTJPOBOEUIF"DUJPO1MBO8F and commitment WorldSkills would not be where we BSFFOHBHJOHBOEJOWPMWJOH.FNCFST $PNQFUJUJPO are today. We honour your contributions and with 0SHBOJ[FSTBOE1BSUOFSTFWFSZTUFQPGUIFXBZBOE* your help launch WorldSkills to the World. would like to thank you for your support and efforts. /FYUZFBSJTTIBQJOHVQUPCFBHSFBUZFBSXJUIPVS CEO’S REPORT %BWJE)PFZ $&0 OE8PSME4LJMMT$PNQFUJUJPOCFJOHIFMEJO-FJQ[JH (FSNBOZ GSPN+VMZ $POHSBUVMBUJPOTUPZPVBMMGPSNBLJOH8PSME4LJMMTUIF success that it is today. PRESIDENT’S REPORT 4JNPO#BSUMFZ 1SFTJEFOU 2 4JNPO#BSUMFZ 6OJUFE,JOHEPN o1SFTJEFOUBOE$IBJS of the Board of Directors +PTEF(PFZ /FUIFSMBOET o7JDF1SFTJEFOU4USBUFHJD "GGBJSTBOE$IBJS4USBUFHZ$PNNJUUFF 4UFGBO1SBTDIM "VTUSJB o JOUFSJN 7JDF1SFTJEFOU 5FDIOJDBM"GGBJSTBOE$IBJS5FDIOJDBM$PNNJUUFF 3PCFSUP4QBEB #SB[JM o7JDF1SFTJEFOU4QFDJBM"GGBJST 5FSSZ$PPLF $BOBEB o5SFBTVSFS 4BO2VFJ-JO $IJOFTF5BJQFJ o7JDF$IBJS4USBUFHZ $PNNJUUFF .JDIBFM'VOH )POH,POH $IJOB o JOUFSJN 7JDF $IBJS5FDIOJDBM$PNNJUUFF &Mm,MVNQQ (FSNBOZ o&YPGmDJP8PSME4LJMMT-FJQ[JH 3BGBFM-VDDIFTJ #SB[JM o&YPGmDJP8PSME4LJMMT4ÍP 1BVMP Note: John Shiel (Australia) was Vice President Technical Affairs/Chair Technical Committee until November 2012. Stefan Praschl (Vice Chair Technical Committee) then became Vice President Technical Affairs/Chair Technical Committee. Michael Fung (Hong Kong, China) was voted onto the Board in BOARD OF DIRECTORS January 2013. 2012 Board of Directors $VSSFOU#PBSEPG%JSFDUPST #BDLSPX MFGUUPSJHIU .JDIBFM'VOH 4BO2VFJ-JO &Mm,MVNQQ 'SPOUSPX MFGUUPSJHIU 3PCFSUP4QBEB +PTEF(PFZ 4JNPO#BSUMFZ 4UFGBO1SBTDIM 5FSSZ$PPLF .JTTJOH3BGBFM-VDDIFTJ 3 WorldSkills General Assembly in Korea 5IF(FOFSBM"TTFNCMZIFMEGSPN.BZ JO+FKV ,PSFB BOEHSBDJPVTMZIPTUFECZ)VNBO 3FTPVSDFT%FWFMPQNFOU,PSFB XBTBXFFLPGGPDVTFE EJTDVTTJPO EZOBNJDQSFTFOUBUJPOTBOEDBUBMZUJD OFUXPSLJOH5IFNFFUJOHXFMDPNFEBQQSPYJNBUFMZ SFQSFTFOUBUJWFTGSPN.FNCFSTUPFOHBHFJOB deep and intentional look at the future of WorldSkills. 5ISPVHIPVUUIFXFFL %FMFHBUFTNFUCPUIJO general session and in their respective Technical and 4USBUFHZ$PNNJUUFFT5IFJSGPDVTXBTPODPOUJOVPVT JNQSPWFNFOUPGTLJMMDPNQFUJUJPOT JOOPWBUJWFBOE TVTUBJOBCMFHSPXUI BDIJFWJOHUIF7JTJPOBOE on ways in which to narrow the skills gap between EFWFMPQFEBOEEFWFMPQJOHDPVOUSJFT5IJTIBSEXPSL enriched with opportunities for the group to share in both the beauty of Jeju and the generous hospitality PGPVS,PSFBOIPTUTSFTVMUFEJOBGPSNBM%FMFHBUF XJEFDPNNJUNFOUUPTIBSJOHBOEHSPXJOHoOPUPOMZ BTBHMPCBMNFNCFSTIJQPSHBOJ[BUJPO CVUBMTPBTB global skills movement. The 2012 General Assembly DPODMVEFEXJUIUIFTJHOJOHPGUIF+FKV%FDMBSBUJPO a compelling pledge to apply collective best efforts to enhance the potential of skills and technologies BSPVOEUIFXPSMEJOPSEFSUPJNQSPWFFDPOPNJFT societies and the lives of our world citizens. GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4 WorldSkills Youth Forum in Korea A$IBNQJPO OPVO 8BSSJPS0OFXIPTIPXTNBSLFE TVQFSJPSJUZ0S BTEFmOFECZUIFQBTU$PNQFUJUPST GSPNDPVOUSJFTXIPQBSUJDJQBUFEJOUIF.BZ 8PSME4LJMMT:PVUI'PSVN i$IBNQJPOTwBSFBOZPOFXIP IBTDPNQFUFEBUB8PSME4LJMMT$PNQFUJUJPO SFHBSEMFTT of their medal standing. 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