# WorldSkills > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/WorldSkills > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/WorldSkills.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldSkills > Source revision: 1352955406 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **WorldSkills** is an international charity that organises world and national championships for [vocational skills](/source/Vocational_education)[1] and is held every two years in different parts of the world, and also hosts conferences about vocational skills.[2] WorldSkills describes itself as the global hub for skills.[3] The aims of the competitions include demonstrating the advantages of learning a vocational skill,[4] and encouraging 'parity of esteem' between vocational and academic qualifications.[5] WorldSkills International, formerly known as the International Vocational Training Organization (IVTO), was founded in the 1940s with the goal of creating new employment opportunities for young people in some of the economies that were devastated by the [Second World War](/source/World_War_II).[6][7][8] It operates in 85 countries and regions.[9] ## Competitions The WorldSkills Competition is currently held every two years:[10] Edition Year Host city Country Skills Countries As International Vocational Training Organization (IVTO) 1 1950 Madrid Spain 2 1951 Madrid Spain 3 1953 Madrid Spain 4 1955 Madrid Spain 5 1956 Madrid Spain 6 1957 Madrid Spain 7 1958 Brussels 8 1959 Modena 9 1960 Barcelona Spain 10 1961 Duisburg West Germany 11 1962 Gijón Spain 12 1963 Dublin 13 1964 Lisbon 14 1965 Glasgow 15 1966 Utrecht 16 1967 Madrid Spain 17 1968 Bern 18 1969 Brussels 19 1970 Tokyo Japan 20 1971 Gijón Spain 21 1973 Munich West Germany 22 1975 Madrid Spain 23 1977 Utrecht 24 1978 Busan South Korea 25 1979 Cork 26 1981 Atlanta 27 1983 Linz 28 1985 Osaka Japan 29 1988 Sydney 30 1989 Birmingham 31 1991 Amsterdam 32 1993 Taipei 33 1995 Lyon 34 1997 St. Gallen As WorldSkills International 35 1999 Montreal 36 2001 Seoul 37 2003 St. Gallen 38 2005 Helsinki 39 2007 Shizuoka 40 2009 Calgary 45 51 41 2011 London 42 2013 Leipzig 43 2015 São Paulo 45 55 44 2017 Abu Dhabi 51 59 45 2019 Kazan 56 63 46 2022 Multiple locations 47 2024 Lyon France 48 2026 Shanghai China 49 2028 Aichi Japan ## Regional ### Asia Source:[11][12][13] 1. 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE 1. 2023,Abu Dhabi, UAE 1. 2025,Taipei, TPE ### Europe Source:[14][15][16][17] EuroSkills with 34 nations: 1. 2008, [Rotterdam](/source/Rotterdam), NED 1. 2010, [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon), POR 1. 2012, [Spa Francorchamps](/source/Spa_Francorchamps), BEL 1. 2014, [Lille](/source/Lille), FRA 1. 2016, [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg), SWE 1. 2018, [Budapest](/source/Budapest), HUN 1. 2021, [Graz](/source/Graz), AUT 1. 2023, [Gdańsk](/source/Gda%C5%84sk), POL 1. 2025, [Herning](/source/Herning), DEN 1. 2027, [Düsseldorf](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf), GER 1. 2029, [Geneva](/source/Geneva), SUI ## Members - [Argentina](/source/Argentina) - [Armenia](/source/Armenia) - [Australia](/source/Australia) - [Austria](/source/Austria) - [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan) - [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain) - [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh) - [Barbados](/source/Barbados) - [Belarus](/source/Belarus) - [Belgium](/source/Belgium) - [Brazil](/source/Brazil) - [Brunei](/source/Brunei) - [Canada](/source/Canada) - [Chile](/source/Chile) - [China](/source/China) - [Colombia](/source/Colombia) - [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica) - [Croatia](/source/Croatia) - [Denmark](/source/Denmark) - [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic) - [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador) - [Egypt](/source/Egypt) - [Estonia](/source/Estonia) - [Finland](/source/Finland) - [France](/source/France) - [Georgia](/source/Georgia) - [Germany](/source/Germany) - [Ghana](/source/Ghana) - [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong) - [Hungary](/source/Hungary) - [Iceland](/source/Iceland) - [India](/source/India) - [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) - [Iran](/source/Iran) - [Ireland](/source/Ireland) - [Israel](/source/Israel) - [Italy](/source/Italy) - [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica) - [Japan](/source/Japan) - [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan) - [Kenya](/source/Kenya) - [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait) - [Latvia](/source/Latvia) - [Liechtenstein](/source/Liechtenstein) - [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg) - [Macau](/source/Macau) - [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia) - [Mexico](/source/Mexico) - [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia) - [Morocco](/source/Morocco) - [Namibia](/source/Namibia) - [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) - [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) - [Norway](/source/Norway) - [Oman](/source/Oman) - [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan) - [Palestine](/source/Palestine) - [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay) - [Philippines](/source/Philippines) - [Poland](/source/Poland) - [Portugal](/source/Portugal) - [Romania](/source/Romania) - [Russia](/source/Russia) - [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia) - [Singapore](/source/Singapore) - [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) - [South Korea](/source/South_Korea) - [Spain](/source/Spain) - [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka) - [Sweden](/source/Sweden) - [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) - [Chinese Taipei](/source/Chinese_Taipei) - [Thailand](/source/Thailand) - [Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Trinidad_and_Tobago) - [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia) - [Turkey](/source/Turkey) - [Uganda](/source/Uganda) - [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine) - [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) - [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) - [United States](/source/United_States) - [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan) - [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela) - [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam) - [Zambia](/source/Zambia) ## References 1. Spindle, Bill (29 October 2017). ["The Thrill of Victory in Welding, Baking and Bricklaying"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-thrill-of-victory-in-welding-baking-and-bricklaying-1509304494). *Esj.com*. Retrieved 6 December 2017. 1. Prabhakar, Eva. ["Rebooting higher education: It's no longer one size fits all"](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/technology/rebooting-higher-education-its-no-longer-one-size-fits-all). *Khaleejtimes.com*. Retrieved 6 December 2017. 1. ["Vision"](https://www.worldskills.org/about/worldskills/). *Worldskills.org*. Retrieved 6 December 2017. 1. [http://www.france24.com/en/worldskills-uae-boosts-prestige-trades-with-world-competition](http://www.france24.com/en/worldskills-uae-boosts-prestige-trades-with-world-competition)[dead link] 1. ["Leaders of technical and vocational education and training to gather in Abu Dhabi for WorldSkills Conference 2017"](http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302638739). *Wam.ae*. Retrieved 6 December 2017. 1. ["Seminar on '\[n\]ew directions of vocational training in the knowledge-based society' | VOCEDplus, the international tertiary education and research database"](https://www.voced.edu.au/content/ngv:27870). *www.voced.edu.au*. Retrieved 2023-04-13. 1. ["History of WorldSkills"](http://car-o-liner.com/us/training/worldskills/history-worldskills/). *car-o-liner.com*. Retrieved 6 December 2017. 1. ["WorldSkills International | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations"](https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100016926). *uia.org*. Retrieved 2023-04-13. 1. ["Member Countries and Regions | WorldSkills"](https://worldskills.org/members/) 1. ["Past Events"](https://worldskills.org/media/events/history/) 1. ["WorldSkills Asia | Past Events"](https://www.worldskillsasia.net/en/Media/Pages/Past-Events.aspx) 1. ["WorldSkills Asia | Home"](https://www.worldskillsasia.net/en/Pages/default.aspx) 1. ["Worldskills Asia Taipei 2025 - Competition results"](https://www.asiaskills.org/en/AboutUs/Documents/WSAsia%20Taipei%202025%20-%20COMPETITION%20RESULTS.pdf). *www.asiaskills.org* 1. [WorldSkills Europe](https://worldskillseurope.org/) 1. ["EuroSkills Competitions :: WorldSkills Europe"](https://worldskillseurope.org/index.php/what-we-do/skills-competitions-euroskills-event) 1. ["Members :: WorldSkills Europe"](https://worldskillseurope.org/index.php/about/members) 1. ["Past Events"](https://worldskills.org/media/events/history/) ## External links - [Official website](https://www.worldskills.org/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [WorldSkills](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldSkills) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldSkills?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.