News
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BeChangeMaker Africa Entrepreneurs make their live pitch debut
Five teams of brilliant and creative young people are about to discover which of them will be crowned the first BeChangeMaker Africa.
17 September 2020
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BeChangeMaker launches in Africa
BeChangeMaker Africa is an online training programme that combines social entrepreneurship and the power of skills to inspire action on global challenges.
9 April 2020
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Skill development takes its next big step in Africa
Next October a group of 150 young men and women will gather in a small but picturesque city on the Atlantic coast of Africa in a test of their vocation skills and training.
20 December 2019
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Ghana becomes 81st Member of WorldSkills
It is with great pleasure that we announce Ghana as the 81st Member of WorldSkills International.
18 June 2019
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WorldSkills and African Union improve access to skills development
An exciting new vision for skills training in Africa is at the heart of a historic agreement between WorldSkills International and the African Union.
11 February 2019
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WorldSkills Kigali Africa 2018 Regional Competition - first continental platform for Africa
WorldSkills Kigali Africa 2018, the first ever continental Competition in Africa, brought together young skilled professionals from six countries for two and half days of intensive competition.
28 November 2018
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Skills Development in Africa
When Bruno Karaerua was in his house in rural Namibia doing his homework by candlelight he used to dream of bringing electric light to his village.
12 November 2018
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African Union Launches Digital Skills Drive
Africa is facing a demographic explosion which will see its population double to more than two billion people in the next generation. To meet that challenge the African Union has partnered with WorldSkills to transform skills across the continent.
28 May 2018
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Kayleen McCabe visits WorldSkills Zambia
The trip hosted by WorldSkills Zambia included a series of keynote speeches, where she saw students with an abundance of natural talent and aspirations. “Kayleen’s visit to Zambia was very exciting because of her phenomenal courage and hardworking spirit.
4 October 2017
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Supporting World Bank’s initiative for skills development in Africa
Together with the World Bank, WorldSkills joined the effort to bring opportunities to address the massive need of skills development, specifically in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa.
17 May 2017