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Skills for All: Joiner Justina Ashiyana, Namibia

As a joiner not just by trade, but also by nature, Justina Ashiyana was naturally attracted to participating in skills competitions – and she quickly found that they can open doors and horizons.

8 March 2017

Skills for All: Plumber Albertina Shitalangaho, Namibia

An African proverb sums up Albertina Shitalangaho’s outlook on the importance of women being provided with the same opportunities to learn, work, and contribute as men, “If you educate a man, you educate an individual. If you educate a woman, you educate a family”.

8 March 2017

Skills Development in Africa at the General Assembly 2016

Representatives of the WorldSkills community met during General Assembly 2016 for the first Skills Development in Africa meeting.

20 December 2016

Tanzania hosts the first East Africa Skills Competition

Skills development in Africa has been given a significant boost with the hosting of the first East African Skills Competition in the Tanzanian coastal city, Dar es Salaam.

15 December 2016

Champions celebrate World Youth Skills Day in South Africa

WorldSkills Global Partners, IAPMO (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) and Autodesk are recognizing World Youth Skills Day with a project in Diepsloot, South Africa that demonstrates the power of developing youth’s skills and talents to improve a community.

13 July 2016

Supporting World Bank’s initiative for skills development in Africa

World Bank, WorldSkills and a host of Global Partners are working to address the massive need for skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

17 May 2016

Senegal Knocking On WorldSkills’ Door

Events organized by WorldSkills France are always an opportunity to make new connections and learn about major projects. This proved true again in 2014 and 2015.

18 January 2016

Plumbing Champions complete Healthabitat South Africa Sanitation Studio programme

Plumbing and Heating Gold Medallists visited Diepsloot in South Africa as part of the Healthabitat Sanitation Studio project.

4 April 2014

WorldSkills South Africa launch

The South African Member of WorldSkills International officially launched at the College of Cape Town, Pinelands Campus on 18 April 2013.

18 April 2013