ROAD to EUROSKILLS 2020 Edition No

ROAD to EUROSKILLS 2020 Edition No

ROAD TO EUROSKILLS 2020 Edition No. 6 euroskills2020.com rottenman - stock.adobe.com Skills Austria (1); (1) EUROPEAN SPOTLIGHT FALLS © ON AUSTRIA Just imagine – we are Europe, and the eyes of the “Mozartkugel” confectionery, Swarovski crystal, And what about EuroSkills 2020? You can feel the world are upon us! From 29th September onwards, pumpkin seed oil, Bösendorfer grand pianos – these EuroSkills vibes all over Austria. In companies, the Austria will become the epicentre of the EuroSkills products are just as much stars on the international prospective participants and winners are starting world. As soon as the final European championship stage as Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hollywood or their training and the ‘skillers’ are perfecting their competitions are completed at EuroSkills 2018 in Marcel Hirscher on the slalom slopes. In the political capabilities. After all, Austria has long been known Budapest, Graz will officially take the helm as host arena, too, it’s Austria’s turn to be in the limelight. worldwide for its exceptional workmanship in crafts of EuroSkills 2020. A small country in the Alps, Since 1st July, Austria has held the Presidency of and trades: a characteristic that has shaped not only Austria has long been known in Europe for its fine the EU Council and is able to set own priorities our economy, but also our entire cultural landscape. products and excellent workmanship. Exquisite wines, in Brussels as well as dealing with current issues. All the more reason for us to say: “We are Skills!” TEAM SPIRIT AT ITS BEST EUROSKILLS GRAZ AIRPORT: FILM SHOOT FOR EUROSKILLS: AS AUSTRIA JOINS FORCES AT INTERTOOL, VIENNA WELCOME ABOARD! "SEE YOU IN AUSTRIA" This is how the organising team is busily Three ES2018 participants showcased their Award-winning quality of service is just one Captivating images, emotive content and a preparing for ES2020 in Graz. skills at Vienna technology fair. reason to travel to Graz by air. heart-warming success story. // PAGE 002 // PAGE 003 // PAGE 006 // PAGE 008 // JOINING FORCES // PAGE 002 TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE EUROSKILLS HAPPEN ES2020 SET TO BECOME AN AUSTRIAN SUCCESS STORY THANKS TO MANY HELPING HANDS AND METICULOUS PREPARATION MISSION AND PASSION KANIZAJ Marija-M. (2) © Preparations for EuroSkills 2020 are in full swing, and we and all our team will Even though EuroSkills 2020 is still two years like the “dress rehearsal” for the vocational also keeping an eye on the planning work for be taking advantage of EuroSkills 2018 away, preparations for the mega event in Graz skills championships that will take place two this major event and is busily searching suitable in Budapest to gather information and are already in full swing and are keeping our years later in Austria. General Manager Harald hotels and other accommodation for ES2020 in expand the international skills network. organizing team busy. Our project assistant del Negro and Head of Operations Gerald Graz. A large event like EuroSkills 2020 needs After winning the bid to host EuroSkills Christina Oppelz is currently drawing up a Prabitz focused on developing a basic technical many helping hands to be a success. That’s two years ago, we received a very warm number of different sponsorship packages concept outlining the course of the event at why we are already making great efforts to welcome to the international EuroSkills so that everybody interested can find the the Graz exhibition centre. work out how we can involve volunteers. family. Former organisers have shown great perfect match. We, or more precisely our Communication, too, is playing a key role The man in charge of this is Alex Spiegl. Our willingness to share their experience with Head of Competitions, Stefan Praschl, and our during the preparations: communication and event planner Birgit Witrisal is also already our team. This precious knowledge and Technical Coordinator, Thomas Wurditsch, are campaign planning is currently being developed working hard. Her tasks include fine-tuning our research will feed into our activities in the process of training and preparing our by General Manager Angelika Ledineg, assisted the course of the event and devising a social and preparations for ES 2020. workshop managers in the best possible way by Anna Zebinger and Sarah Gritsch. Support programme for EuroSkills 2020. After all, our Our team is growing steadily and we are for the competitions. For the 55 workshop in organisational matters is provided by Laura goal is to ensure a unique and unforgettable lucky to have incredibly motivated col- managers, EuroSkills Budapest already feels Hütter, Assistant to the Management, who is experience for all participants and visitors. leagues on board. What binds our team together? The legendary skills “bug”, i.e. the enthusiasm that makes SKILLS go viral, and the passionate support by supervisory I’ve been a fan of board chairman Josef Herk. EuroSkills from the very For us, EuroSkills 2020 means more than start and I have often just planning a unique event. EuroSkills seen young people sur- 2020 presents Austria with a great oppor- prise themselves with tunity to enhance the status of the dual what they can achieve. education system and thus help to secure the individual life chances of young people JOSEF HERK in Europe. A big thank you to everybody Chairman of EuroSkills 2020 GmbH for their overwhelming support! Foto FischerFoto © // PAGE 003 // EUROSKILLS AT INTERTOOL EUROSKILLS SHOWN AT ITS BEST AT INTERTOOL One of the most important trade fairs for practised live under competition conditions manufacturing technology is Intertool in by working at a CNC milling machine and Vienna. Together with the umbrella organi- other training and simulation equipment and sation, Skills Austria, EuroSkills 2020 GmbH aroused much interest among visitors. A very was represented at Intertool this year by a popular highlight at the Intertool fair was the booth in the “Steirereck” corner, the zone #pushyourskills photo booth, where visitors of the exhibition devoted to Styrian power could put on a special set of EuroSkills boxing technology. gloves and pose for a photo. Another goal The main purpose of the EuroSkills 2020 was to provide the entrepreneurs present at presence was to showcase the European Skills Intertool with information on how they can event taking place in 2020 in Austria. This was best present their skills in September 2020 and achieved by means of a demonstration given draw the attention of a broad, Europe-wide by three EuroSkills 2018 participants, who audience to their companies. Jorj Konstantinov (7) © TOP 10 IN EUROPE MCG – EXHIBITION CENTRE GRAZ THE MCG IS ALREADY A CERTIFIED “GREEN MEETINGS” VENUE. “KONGRES” MAGAZINE EVALUATED THE BEST CON- VENTION CENTRES OF 2015 BY MEANS OF A HIDDEN CUSTOM- ER SURVEY. WITH ITS WARM WELCOME AND EXPERT SER- VICES, MCG ACTUALLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP TEN CONVENTION CENTRES IN EUROPE! Werner Krug, www.derkrug.at Krug, Werner © // EUROSKILLS ON-LINE // PAGE 004 NEW VIRTUAL PINBOARD STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE EUROSKILLS SOCIAL WALL Too busy to be constantly checking all the doing and how the preparations are going, various EuroSkills social media channels? The and gather fascinating insights into the skills Social Media Wall on the EuroSkills 2020 world. Our Social Wall is a fantastic way for website provides a compact overview of the you to join us on the exciting, eventful and very latest activities on social media. See at highly interesting journey to EuroSkills 2020 in a glance what the Austrian EuroSkills team is Graz – and you definitely won’t miss any news. Marcelo Machado de Melo © EUROSKILLS IN THE DIGITAL SHOPPING CART With EuroSkills 2018 in Budapest just around the corner, our new webshop has plenty for EuroSkills enthusiasts to choose from in the “WE ARE blue, red and white “We are Skills” colours. Shopping for merchandise online couldn’t SKILLS” APP be easier, as the first items in the range are released for sale. EuroSkills general manager Angelika Ledineg gladly shares her fashion The “WE ARE SKILLS” app has been advice: “The dark blue polo shirt with its red designed as an information app about and white striped collar is awesome!” The EuroSkills 2020, and is to be rolled out stylish We-are-Skills smartphone cover is also and promoted very soon – i.e. by the a perfect way to come out as a true EuroSkills end of 2018. Firstly, it is designed for fan. We look forward to more articles being exchange of information and interactions added to the range, and especially to seeing our with the members of the organising heroes appear in their stylish EuroSkills outfits. team, which means that all information concerning the event that is already available will be included. Secondly, the app will gradually introduce EuroSkills 2020 to its users, with details of the event and information on topics such as vocational skills competitions, the image of vocational education, highlights of Styrian or other Austrian companies. // PAGE 005 // EUROSKILLS ON-LINE SHINY NEW EUROSKILLS WEBSITE What a splendid debut for our new digital smile. The website’s centrepiece, the Social showcase, which replaces the website set Wall, reflects the emphasis on news and social up during Austria’s bidding phase. The new media. This virtual pinboard is a collection of design, featuring clear red-white-red lines snappy posts bringing the latest news about accentuated with blue and gold highlights is WorldSkills, EuroSkills and our vocational a friendly reminder of Austrian national pride. championship heroes. And, of course, our There are edgy design elements that resemble new webshop and the popular #pushyourskills winners' medals, while witty captions raise a game are just a few clicks away! Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/euroskills2020 Follow us on Instagram: EuroSkills 2020 – @euroskills2020 Follow us on Twitter: EuroSkills 2020 Graz – @2020Graz BRANDNEW EUROSKILLS Follow us on euroSkills TV: TV CHANNEL www.euroskills.tv EuroSkills TV is the first online TV channel set up planned.

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