News
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Namibia underpins its commitment to skills with third national competition
WorldSkills Namibia has been a driving force, alongside the African Union and WorldSkills International, in the establishment of a WorldSkills Africa regional organization.
9 November 2023
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Global Impact Challenge 2023: A celebration of capacity building in action
A short documentary and impact report about our latest capacity building in Uganda offer new insights into the benefits of “train the trainer” programmes.
2 October 2023
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Historic milestone in the establishment of WorldSkills Africa
The WorldSkills community celebrates the pre-launch of WorldSkills Africa as the regional platform to harness the power of skills for Africa’s development.
28 September 2023
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Zambia to host WorldSkills Africa 2025
The third WorldSkills Africa Competition will be held in Livingston in early 2025.
20 September 2023
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Kenya’s first WorldSkills national competition begins
More than 100 young professionals will compete in 19 skills in Nairobi from 28 August to 1 September.
29 August 2023
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Festo to host Skills Training Camp to support African countries ahead of WorldSkills Lyon 2024
The event in Johannesburg, South Africa will empower Experts and Competitors in Mechatronics, Water Technology, and Industry 4.0.
22 August 2023
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WorldSkills and African Union define major milestones for the establishment of WorldSkills Africa
Following the success of three WorldSkills Africa Competitions in recent years, the African continent will soon have its own WorldSkills regional organization.
4 August 2023
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WorldSkills Ugandan bootcamp boosts skills and confidence of participants
VET trainers say they now feel motivated to apply their skills in the real world, while students say they feel more positive about their future.
12 June 2023
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Global Impact Challenge goes live in Uganda
Capacity building “bootcamp” in Kamuli will empower trainers and students with new skills, knowledge, and confidence.
12 May 2023
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USAID Young African Leaders Initiative partners with WorldSkills
In the first event in the partnership, the winners of BeChangeMaker 2022, our social entrepreneurship programme, met Jill Biden at US Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC.
18 December 2022