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World Skills Competition

About WorldSkills

  • With the activation of skills competition, it seeks to enhance and promote the level of skills. It heightens the spirit of
    crafitsman and builds up the skill respecting atmosphere while striving the international exchange of skills and improve
    the understanding of participating countries through the WorldSkills Competition.

Status of Member Countries

Continent Member Countries and regions Number
Total 58
Europe

United Kingdom, Germany, Swizerland, France, Ireland, Luxemburg, Netherlands,

Principality of Liechtenstein, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Sweden,

Italy(South Tyrol), Croatia, Hungary, Estonia, Ireland, Iceland, Turkey, Latvia

 23
Asia

Korea, Japan, Macau China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong China,

United Arab Emirates, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, India, Chinese Taipei,

Vietnam, China, Oman

 18
America

USA, Brazil, Canada, Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Jamaica Colombia, Barbados, Paraguay,

Argentina

 11
Oceania Australia, New Zealand 2
Africa South Africa, Tunisia, Morocco, Namibia 4

The 42th WorldSkills Competition

  • Host Country : Germany
  • Venue : Leipzig Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre, Leipzig
  • Duration : June 26 - July 11 2013

Prize

Gold 67,200,000 KRW
Silver 33,600,000 KRW
Bronze 22,400,000 KRW
Award for excellence 10,000,000 KRW

Other advantages

  • Exemption for the national technical qualification test on the industrial engineer level
  • Skill Promotion Subsidy will be provided for medalists
    - Those who worked for more than 1 year in the same or closely related field in which they participated after the WSC
    - This subsidy will NOT be provided for Medallion for Excellence
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