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To inspire future generations of vocational experts we need teachers and trainers
of the highest calibre, yet the standards that underpin vocational training fall short
of one essential ingredient: the aspiration to teach or train others. In order to help
develop future generations, teachers and trainers, members of the Institute for
Learning (IFL), need to have excellent vocational skills and knowledge and also be
adept at understanding how others learn – they are ‘dual professionals’. This idea
is simple. All craft and vocational training should include, at the highest level, the
skills and knowledge required to pass on excellent practice to the next generation,
preparing today’s skilled craftspeople to train tomorrow’s new recruits and, in doing
so, create an aspiration to teach. Standard setting through sector skills councils
should include a strategy for inspiring future generations of teachers and trainers, a
succession plan for teaching excellence. World Skills could, in the future, model
this through an additional competition category that recognises the skill of teaching,
giving teachers and trainers the opportunity to show how their innovative
approaches to teaching and learning create the conditions for successful vocational
learning and celebrating the contribution made by teachers and trainers worldwide.
Focus on the future, focus on New Skills for New Jobs.
As a chartered accountant I meet many young people who want to set up their own
business. However although they have the professional skills - and great
enthusiasm - they have little or no practical knowledge about how to manage their
own finances, let alone run a small business.
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My idea is to offer an online 'Financial Fitness' campaign, targeted to WorldSkills
participants. The campaign would help raise their awareness of the vital areas of
skills and knowledge they will need if they want to succeed in small business.
Attached is a document containing material which could easily be developed into
an online assessment tool, then linked to existing information on the net.
WorldSkills could also secure a major international service provider to sponsor
some tailor-made online e-learning packages.
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Forum in Davos. See http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr2010/.
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This will require some research to develop the criteria and to find the sources of
statistics. If such an index could be constructed, the periodical publication of
country rankings would generate a lot of interest in TVET, just like the country
competitiveness does when the WEF publishes their index.
Observers in countries that rank poorly question the methodology. Politicians brag
when their country ranks well, etc.. All of which generates discussion and helps lift
TVET to a higher ranking in public policy debate.
An additional benefit would be to raise the profile of the WSF global brand.
TOMORROWS CURRENCY IN TODAY'S WORLD
SKILLS will be the new legal tender in tomorrow's world. The new currency of
livelihood opportunities. It will be encashable across geographies and be the
benchmark index for development and growth. Today's GDP and Tomorrow's
GDSQ ( Gross Domestic Skills Quotient) will jointly represent a 'happiness index'.
INVEST IN SKILLS TODAY FOR GENERATIONS OF HAPPINESS.
Create a plan for generating interest within the African Development Bank for
funding development in TVET infrastructure in Africa. Can include diverse activities
ranging from visits to AfDB, presenting at conferences, internet events for youth,
have-a-go's at fairs, skill competitions,... etc. Idea originally formulated by Nader
Imani.
Continued development and expansion of topics for development workshops as
run in Jamaica
1. Fostering organisation and people skills in technical training
2. Formulating and structuring competency based training outcomes
3. An approach from industry to Training Needs Analysis - and IDEAL - Identif,
Develop, Engage, Apply, Lean Results. This is a placeholder - other ideas later...
Link worldskills competences with European Credit System for Vocational
Education Training System (ECVET) to strengthen both systems and make it even
more attractive for young people.
worldskills is the synonym for performance on the edge. It is a competition and
learning platform at the same time. Young professionals are talents who enriched
their knowledge, skills and performance during an intensive training phase for the
competition. This additional mostly informal learning is not expressed in a
transparent and comparable international context as well as standard. The
European Credit System for Vocational Education Training System (ECVET)
provides framework for learning outcomes which helps to visualise the
competences of worldskills competitors in a transparent way. The combination of
the qualifications of worldskills competitors in the different trades and the ECVET
framework boosts the attractiveness of VET, the uniqueness of worldskills and the
framework of ECVET. Therefore it would be strategically useful to launch a project
with experts who combine these knowledge to strengthen the competiveness
around the world.
I would love to have Mr. Richard Branson display a model/replica of his world
famous spaceship. As the CE for Aircraft Mechanics we need this sort of
partnership to grow the WorldSkills Media exposure and above all to enhance the
showcasing of our youth for today and tomorrow.
About 12 years ago i was involved in a skill exchange in zimbabwe.It has changed
my life.(See attached link) There is an endless need for skills to be shared across
the world. Within the worldskill organisation there are many skilled people! Why not
partner with organisations that need these skills?
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An "emerging" market/skill area is Type B gas (industrial gasfitting) that is in
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Establishing of WorldSkills Africa also to be known as AfriSkills to promotes
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Promote the vision of the A U of: “An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa,
driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in global arena
To use skills competitions to help the AU and its member states to raise skills
standards and to promote excellence in vocational skills throughout the AU
Increase awareness of the importance of skills and vocational education/training for
the AU economies and societies
Develop a range of African vocational skills competitions for AU member states
Ensure that vocational skills competitions organised by AfriSkills, reflect the varied
and changing skills requirements of the AU's member states and of the AU as a
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Encourage each AU member country to participate in AfriSkills, WorldSkills and so
expand and develop the range and structure of its own vocational skills
competitions.
We know the educational deficiencies in developing countries. My idea is to
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Beat the World's Best competition!
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design etc.) competitors are trying and can 'have a go at home' to see how much of People
the task they could complete in the same time. Have a clock ticking down on the
pages etc. Maybe let them submit/publish finished projects for a 'can you beat the
best?' time-race? After the event marking the highest scoring competitors files are
published to show just how well it could have been done. :)
Could lend itself to any of the other skills areas where you could communicate the
task over the internet and compete alongside from home/work with standard
equipment. E.g. cookery, hairdressing? Perhaps including a live-video feed
showing the skills area and how the competitors are progressing?
j'adhère depuis 10 ans à Worldskills et suis expert internationale depuis 2
olympiades - je trouve dommage que les jeunes (par métier) ne se cotoient pas
autrement qu'au travers de la compétition. Un jour de moins de comptétion pourrait
devenir un jour consacré à la rencontre... à la découverte des autres... pour plus de
compréhension, plus d'humanité au delà-de toute performance !
For some months now I have been networking with lecturers/coaches like myself
with a keen interest on sharing and exchanging expertise in the coaching and
training of Carpentry apprentices. I have been able to exchange drawings and
technical expertise with coaches in the UK, Ireland, Hungary, Germany, Japan and
Holland. It has been rewarding exchanging ideas and skills. This benefits my
apprentices as I can broaden their learning experience. Setting up and network
with other countries is my aim.
I manage a project for internationally-trained individuals with a mentoring
component. The benefits of mentoring are profound and it has a positive impact on
both mentee and mentor.
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for cross cultural learning which would be beneficial to the mentees understanding
a workplace in a different country and provide networking opportunities.
Many features could be included in such a program, e.g. for those mentoring
matches living in the same city hold “take your mentee to work day. For those at a
distance in IT occupations this could be done virtually via Skype or GoToMeeting.
This would help the mentee/Competitor to gain first hand knowledge of their future
work environment as well as many other wonderful learning opportunities. For
employers this would be an opportunity access a potential source of qualified talent
to tap for their hiring needs.
An official blog of the World Skills, but for each occupation, where all stakeholders,
competitors and experts, or just experts, could discuss ideas and post competitions
their countries. This blog could be administered by an expert chef. I am expert in
masonry, if we had a forum where we could discuss evidence, tools, among other
issues, this form we could further elevate the quality of international competition.
I created one here in Brazil. It is very simple, but if we had the participation of
experts international in the blog would be perfect!
My idea is to teach young people about a different way of seeing the precious way
of life. Teach them that every day be rise up lively than more the day before, and
say just before leaving "Today I be will the the best of myself" and today I will do
whatever I like best to do. Success is near, the success is today!
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Produce a television documentary following the World Skills competitors through
local, national and World Skills competitions.
This will give an insight as to the skills and commitment of the young people
involved and highlight the important link between education, training and industry.
It would be expected that such a programme or series of programmes would be of
wide appeal as it would have a human interest factor due the highs and lows
experienced by the participants as they travel on their way to medal success.
Everyone loves the excitement and spectacle of the Speed Challenges some
Categories have. How about combining Try a Trade and practical challenges over
the course of the competition, culminating in a call back for the fastest to compete
for prizes on a central stage.
Cheers Rick
Worldskills is about benchmarking skills in your region, state, country and
internationally. Most importantly it keeps you updated in your industry and
increases your contact base Worldwide, allowing you to meet people that have the
same passion for your Industry.
WorldSkills New Zealand is a very small organisation that selects its representative
competitors from OJT while under paid employment. Some countries appear to
have endless resources to prepare for International Competition and while the rules
have changed to make competition contact with experts a little fairer, it is still a
major step up for 'underdog' nations to compete at the same level. Given the work
the Foundation is developing I would like to see more effort being put into providing
sponsorship for suitable individuals to continue development post competition. This
could be used to sponsor international competitors with very little national support
to undertake further technical, leadership, managment or teacher training.
Develop an "app" for electronic devices such as I phones etc. (These devices are
huge with young people). The apps would be a "Skills Apps" and would direct the
user to World Skills links, interesting facts, career opportunities, undates, etc...
Skills TV,
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kinds of video content for every organisation all over the world. Professionals do
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But all over the world there are young students following lessons to become a
video professional. Why are these students not the one who delivers the video
content? Of course, Skills will always need a professional organisation to do
producing and directing but students can do the camera, sound, light, editing and
also maybe the interviews. Create international crews!
Maybe, in the future, “video content” can become a competition. But video is quite
new subject in the education. The standards are not clear. By letting young
persons doing the video for the Skills, teachers and trainers have to share their
ideas and visions.
Skills TV in this format will not only inform the world about the Skills in a unique
way but will also bring young students closer to each other as well as teachers,
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Among other measures, such a program would include the posting of retired
master craftsmen and vocational training teachers from other EU countries in
Greek companies, workshops and schools , in order to share their ‘know how’ and
help train and teach and strengthen the skills of Greek workers.
My idea is that the Worldskills Foundation with it’s vast base of experts in all the
industrial skills, many of whom are retired and eager to keep in touch with their
trade, comes with a smart way of responding to Mr Oettinger’s proposal. (And by
the way, not only for Greece, but for any country that needs to boost its industry
after a crisis, like Egypt, for example. )
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Associate Memebership of the country. Funding could be negotiated with
institutions focusing on development, e.g. UNIDO, World Bank, European Union
Neighborhood Program ...etc.
http://www.deviantart.com/ - this site is one of the main art communities in the
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There is a difficulty with the language and not all delgaciones can have an
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help in the translation. With this idea you can download tickets and accommodation
costs, plus competitors and experts would be on equal footing.
This person must comply with all rules of the event.
I wish London 2011 I could do. thanks
My idea is to create an online "Resource Hub" that all members can upload their
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from all over the world.
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down of the event,which would assist the next year WSS in formatting their skill
event with knowledge used previously. I believe this assistance would enhance
their effort in providing
a superior skill event ! Thankyou John Hesp WSS3 .
After every WorldSkills Competition all Competitors loose Contact. We need a
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Why don´t we allow Competitors to take part two oder three times in a
Competition? So they can earn more experience and we don´t have the break from
Competition to Competition.
That´s good for friendship.
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Missions – similar to missionaries of religion, the foundation could organize
WorldSkills champions to travel to countries which may be remote or
underdeveloped and introduce the young people to different skill areas…..this
could be done in the form of a “camp” done over the course of a couple weeks. We
could also include self-development and entrepreneurial seminars. These events
would culminate with a mini skill competition. We could organize meetings with
government officials to demonstrate the importance/benefit of being skilled;
highlighting the positive impact it can have on economic and social development.
Does WorldSkills International has a hymn?
If not, we should compose one.
We can recommend a very good artist.
WorldSkills Foundation Charity
The focus could be on:
- supporting past leaders/members of the organization (retirees)- even through a
house visit,greeting cards/newsletters(with pictures of current events), gifts
etc...just to show that we still appreciate the contributions they made.
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- hosting/sponsoring the refurbishing of houses, schools, or vocational labs in
different countries - utilizing the manpower of WorldSkills champions
- suggesting that all member countries sponsor local annual charity events
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Its important that as we seek to get more support, we ensure that systems are in
place to ensure that we are giving back.
Colouring Book of Skills - nice way of introducing skills to younger children, a
colouring book with images representing each skill area.
WorldSkills for Kids - there may be some aspects of certain skills that are easy and
safe enough for children to participate in....
Establish a skills-based social media website like linked in where people can
register, post what skills they have, how they can share them, or what skills they
would like to develop. In this way people come together in an informal way to
support each other.
Why not at motocycle electric produced by modenas does'by use alternator in
order to keep on charging to the battery. Similiar to car charging concept accept we
need to improver the speed and kilometer will be improve.
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Remember, when you've stopped to learn.... you've stopped to live.... Long live
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the same than you still can have a good competition and the money we use will be
used well.
now after the competition there is nothing left to use.money gone!!
i realy love our worldskills but eveery time i look back afterwards i tray to think what
could we also have done with this big amouond of money and stil have a good and
competition?
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prototyping tool over two decades ago, thankd to an increasing availability of free
software for designing complex 3D objects (and the precipitous drop in the cost of
3D printers, that turn these virtual designs into physical models) it now has the
potential to revolutionize the manufacturing production process, both destroying old
skills and creating new ones along the way
I think it would be very timely for the foundation to carry on a study on the subject
in order to enable WS to give guidance on the basis of a solid analysis.
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Much like the KIVA concept, contributors could make donations of any size as
frequently as they like... all donations are to be repaid, which could encourage the
same pool of contributors to continually support WS competitors. See link for
concept model.
http://www.kiva.org/
To really lift awareness of and debate around Skills Training, the Foundation could
lobby the UN to name an official International Year of Skills Training. I'm amazed
there hasn't been one yet (see list at link attached).
If 2008 can be UN International Year of the Potato (!), why can't 2015 be UN
International Year of Skills Training? It could coincide with one of the years of the
big WorldSkills event.
The Anty Foundation is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to improve the
life circumstances of vulnerable children. Apart from organizing diverse events, our
objective is to develop a huggable robot for hospitalized children. This fits perfectly
within our vision of placing technology at the service of children.
R&D ONLINE WORKING GROUP
R&D new challenges are presented in a web list for an online video-chat
discussion.
Any WS member can join any video-chat debate. After a portrayal and a state of
the art presentation of the discussion subject a brainstorming will be held. The
person in charge will sum up the highlights and send them to the participants in few
days. Finally a new video-chat session will be held to define and pay out next
steps.
WHICH SKILL RU UP 2 ?
For helping the ones who are about to choose a VET skill-path, a check list can be
created in order to show up the student skills and preferences. After finishing the
list, a submit button will tell the student the skill that he/she will love probably the
most and which is the one for which he/she has better aptitudes.
TRICKY TRICKS
WS participants could share which tricky tricks they have found during the WS
competitions and how the have achieved to solve them. Anyone can add
comments or another way for solving them. This will create a discussion which will
end showing the best solving techniques to work these tricky tricks out.
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Ph.D. SKILLS INTERNSHIP FOR GOLD MEDAL WS PARTICIPANTS.
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To encourage young people to skills I suggest nearby every competition area a
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special area be prepared.
Young people be encouraged to participate in a race to do just a small bit of a
profession and if the result of done project in compare with other participants be
better give them a gift with a memorial written on them.And Also some brochure
about this skill be given to participants with the directions about places that they
can refer them learn requested profession.
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I propose that we use these champions to make ‘skills stars’ and what they do as
exciting and attractive as ‘sports stars’.
Being young they can engage with the youth and encourage them to set a goal – ‘I
can do so why don’t you’ attitude.
One project that I have on the back burner for WSI but can't seem to get the
resources to do, is create a 'Kids Zone' online that is filled with interactive games
and downloadable learning tools, teacher kits, resources, etc... Basically
somewhere that younger kids can go and learn about skills in a fun and interactive
way and also for the teachers to go and get resources to introduce skills in the
classroom at various ages. I was inspired by the education website that WS
Calgary 2009 did and also from my previous experience with Skills Canada. I have
been collecting some games and ideas but just haven't gotten the time or web
resources to put it together. I envision it as part of the Portal and would really play
to our education outreach. It would fit nicely with the OSOC program and each host
that creates resources for teachers can add to it and use it for their own purposes.
But it is year round, we could create prizes, a kids magazine and get a Champion
to take it on board as a project so it was written by youth for youth.
WSC Secretariat can create list/database of past, present and future WorldSkills
champions by inviting those who are keen to share their knowledge and skills as
WSC ambassadors stating a specified period of availability (updated periodically)
to be posted in the WSC website. Member countries may then wish to contact them
directly to invite them for such sharing sessions in their home country.
We believe that competing at WorldSkills can boost careers in significant ways.
With the benefit of an active Alumni network we shall seek to verify this belief by
mapping the careers of a sample of WorldSkills, UK Alumni.
The Alumni Package
The WorldSkills, UK Alumni (WSUKA) network is now 4 years old and is going from
strength to strength. The network was launched in 2007 and was refreshed in 2009
with a new strategy to maximise member engagement in the run up to and at
WorldSkills London 2011.
The WSUKA network is now in a strong and sustainable position and the lessons
learnt from its 4 years of existence have helped shape the way in which it operates
ensuring it is serving its members as best as possible.
The work and investment from the UK to create the WSUKA has the potential to be
packaged so that similar networks can be created and customised by other
WorldSkills International countries/regions. The WSUKA network has proved both
valuable for its members and invaluable to the UK member country; replicating its
success around the globe has the potential to create a collaborative and global
network of WorldSkills Champions.
Alumni ‘Road Show’
Former WorldSkills competitors or WorldSkills, UK Alumni members as they are
refereed to in the UK are a network of individuals who embody the vision of
vocational excellence. By creating opportunities for Alumni members to engage
with students, employers and providers we can spread this vision.
Taking their skills on the road and showcasing and demonstrating them will help in
the promotion of skills competitions and the value of vocational education.
Students, employers and providers could Have a Go at a skill and the current
WorldSkills London 2011 One Million Opportunities could be adapted or extended
to help encourage individuals to be a part of it.
The WorldSkills App
A WorldSkills Foundation App for iPhone or Android could be created for people
already study a vocational or practical course or for individuals considering starting
a vocational pathway. The app could offer careers advice and links to both
educational institutions/providers and employers who would present impartial
advice in various formats including fact sheets and videos.
Individuals using the app could make connections to others in similar situations to
share ideas and information. WorldSkills, UK Alumni/Champions could also be
available on the app to submit their stories and case studies and make connections
with other users of the app. The app could then be used to facilitate mentoring
between Alumni/Champions and its other users – this would be extremely useful to
individuals taking part in skills competitions at both a national and international
level.
WorldSkills Portal vs LinkedIn
The WorldSkills Portal is a great place to start to make connections with the
international WorldSkills community but how much further could it go… could it one
day be like LinkedIn for the international skills community?
The WorldSkills portal or a additional site could be developed so that users could
personalise their profiles to a much higher degree so that they could act as their
online CV. Portal users could then make connections with other users and start to
upload content including introductory videos and link their profiles to other social
media feeds. Anyone interested in skills and vocational education including
employers. Like LinkedIn employers could use the site to head hunt the best skilled
people from around the globe.
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My proposal or idea is that for history, the number of participating countries that
speak Spanish and to encourage other countries principally Latinos, the Spanish
made an official language in Worls Skills.
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WSI VIRTUAL Robotics
WSI VR will Generate Interest In and Experiences across a Broad Spectrum of
Robotics Related Technological Areas.
Integrating Real and Virtual Robot Learning Experiences maximizes the use of
Essential Classroom Resources and Expands Learning Opportunities Beyond the
Physical Constraints of the Classroom.
The Core Concept is to use and build on existing interest in Mobile Robots, the
Internet and Animation to bring new Technology Experiences to students.
Mobile Robots involves multiple technological areas:
• Electrical, Mechanical, Programmable, Tele-operated Control System Design /
Development / Management Experiences
• Fabrication Processes ranging from Snap Together Kits through to Custom
Fabricated Hardware
• Computer Assisted Design / Animated Concept Presentation
WSI Virtual Robotics will be:
• A Web Based Entity
• Provide Specific Challenges Students can undertake in both a Real Robot Mode
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• Use popular existing resources such as U Tube to Post Student Challenge
Solutions and Facebook to connect participants in shared experiences.
• Encourage the use of existing ‘Free Resources’ including:
o Microsoft Robotics Developers Studio: http://www.microsoft.com/robotics
o Microsoft Visual Basic Programming Language
o Autodesk Education Community: http://students.autodesk.com
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Develop an open source website/forum where educators/industry could post up
and share curriculum and training materials for all 45+ skill areas. By engaging all
57 member organizations at the school level plus all industry support we could
create an international website/organization that would facilitate the exchange of
information.
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- open source curriculum and training materials (e.g. videos, lesson plans, student
exercises) available to all schools and students
- less privileged schools and students would have access to world class training
materials and curriculum
- students who are “self-learners” would be able to independently study the courses
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- partnerships between school systems internationally that facilitate easier
movement of students between countries or geographical areas
- partnerships between industry and school systems that benefit both parties (e.g.
expanded markets for industry, more competition which could bring down prices of
training materials for schools)
- prevention of doubled efforts by individuals or organizations (e.g. if a particular
educator or school has developed a system or solution to overcome a common
problem that is faced by many educators, this solution could be shared, thus
preventing doubled effort)
- collaboration amongst school systems and industry
package existing 40+skills infrastructural lists (workshop design, machine/
equipment/tool lists with specifications and suppliers' contacts and commitment to
support), make avail to members/non-members who plan to build new or
modernize their training centres, set up Internet 'helpline' (volunteered support by
suppliers' technical staff, workshop masters, experts etc)
put aside 10 to 20 tickets each for the Closing Ceremony and Farewell Party. try to
sell raffle tickets during the competition days to all spectators at say US$1,
announce the winners in the morning of C+1 and make use of the proceeds for
some really good causes.
Chief experts (as they are now elected) for 3 competitions should become
automatically Honorary CE, graded into Silver (3), Gold (5) and Diamond (10) if
necessary to give due recognition to them. Foundation to formalize invitation by
new members to invite CE for familiarization training.( Sometimes CEs may need
to seek approval from their organizations for leave of absence.)
explore with London OC the possibility to contact Lord Jeffrey Archer, the
internationally famous author and 1st class fund raiser, to help organize a fundraising campaign for the Foundation during the WSC2011. He is also famous for
his generosity in giving donations to worthwhile causes.
the idea is called Reporting 4 Excellence, and involves recognising skilled people
in the community, and inviting them to join, as volunteers, the WorldSkills family.
See attached description.
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Do away completely with the shipment of tool boxes by requiring the host member
to provide standard tool boxes for all trades. (This appears to me to provide a level
playing field to competitors.) Devise some means of channelling each members'
savings in freight charges to the host (e.g. slight increase in membership fees with
reasons, and subsidy to host country etc)
partner with Mr. John Wood of 'room to read' (http://www.roomtoread.org) in order * Sharing
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Launch online publicity program: anyone completing a simple questionnaire (20
multiple choice questions about WSI and Foundation)will automatically be entered
into a lucky draw. The 3 to 10 winners will share the pool of cash in a fixed ratio
(e.g. 5:3:1). Pool of cash is say $1 per 1 reply up to $500, then $0.5 per 1 reply up
to total $1000, until the ceiling of say $5000 is reached. Participants must be
identifiable by passport/ID/govt number (last 3 digits).
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suggest you add other languages to your website such as persian,turkish,arabic
and....
WSI can collect unwanted souvenirs from OD,TD,E etc [a drop box] and give them
a receipt with serial number (for accounting purpose). Each item, uniformly priced
at say US$10 each(for accounting purpose), will be sold at the WSI stall during the
WSC. Proceeds will go to the Foundation.
Create a Virtual Mentoring program. Identify experts or Mentors in various trades
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generate a following. Host periodic virtual advice sessions to allow the Mentors to
answer questions from their followers.
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and leading organizations in selected areas of interest WS Fdn can be the platform
and go-to organization. By working along with orgs like OECD, Virgin Unite (web
link below), UN agencies and many others WS Fdn could select projects that it
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we could drive to help in Africa, parts of Asia or even other regions. Organizations Partnerships
like Virgin Unite, Engineers Without Borders, OECD, Medecin sans Frontiere, UN
agencies and many other foundations need help with selected technical skill or
teaching a skill or with projects that the WS family can contribute to as individuals
or groups. How do we identify and create a WS Fdn attraction for peiople to also
come to us?
Have WS Fdn take some of the key items under discussion or watch for compelling
papers or discussion postings and aggregate information and get engaged in the
discussion. Use these discussions as catalysts for the WS Forum and take a
leadership role in advancing those discussions.
Topics such as "University and trade schools (canada); Pathway to Prosperity
(US); Technology Impact in new workers; emerging markets and a different skill set
needed; Telecomm in Africa-opportunity; India/China and the future of skills etc etc.
Lots of fodder for WS to choose from.
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achievements and other quantifiable results must continue to be made available to
the general public to enhance their trust and confidence in the WSI's and the
Foundation's unwavering adherence their visions and missions.
Ideas for working with disadvantaged or marginalized youth in urban settings to get
them into a career path and off the street. Show them the opportunities using youth
and Skilled champions. Perhaps modelled on the mobile medical clinic, soup
kitchen, library we could do a "Skills on Wheels". Could also have teams that work
with inner-city agencies to take -a-street-kid-to-work day or week.
Particularly a problem with aboriginal youth in some countries. Might help there too.
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we turn WS features into corporate benefits?
Could the WS Fdn help move the proposed Partner Engagement Strategy (PES)
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some funded projects. PPT used at SC attached. This experience could then be
carried over into WSI and the WS Competition area.
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heroine Steve/Steph, who can view three mock finished products for each of the
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forty skills and pick out the champions'. Ten hints on how to choose are made
available, with deduction of 1 mark each. Full 100 marks for all 40 correct entries
without use of hints. Model answers are given at the end with explanations. Time
limit, total number of players and Hall of Fame can be added. Sound effects are
important.
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comp. The pressure an excitement is 100 times better then the block, masterchef Young People
or the renovators.
Like much of the developed world,except perhaps Asia, there is an overwhelming
need for young people with math engineering, technology and science,(STEM)
skills. In the USA alone there will be 2 million jobs in the next three years that will
require these skills. The school systems are failing to prepare students with the
skills for these jobs.
There is a need for a strong partnership between the major employers in these
fields to establish bridge programs to take young people who may not wish to
complete a four year degree and prepare them with the skills in math especially,
but also technology and science so that they develop the skill to fill these positions
until the education system responds to the need and revamps education in the
STEM area.
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in those most developed countries. Through their own vessels of skills, they can
land gainful and worthwhile jobs and enjoy happy and independent lives.
time to seriously consider the composition of an anthem/some jingles for the
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Skillsbook is one of the best integrated solutions for bringing personal qualifications * Sharing
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plethora of career planning tools, Skillsbook has successfully linked personal
resume building capacity with a unique student identifier that actually works NOW,
with employment, education and training providers wanting to capture the skills
profiles of their workforces. The fact that it has a built in capacity to calculate the
dollar worth of skills and qualifications is a further significant strength. Certainly
worth a look at https://www.skillsbook.com.au/site/index
In Egypt 2/3 of preparatory students in Egypt go to Skills Secondary Schools
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to them as low level educated people. I want to make EgySkills competition to
change the bad image of the Skills Education and show Skilled person as Role
model then represent Egypt in World Skills. I can share experience and all needed
information to confirm that we could do it but we need fund.
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skills training, education and paths to employment.
Firstly, WorldSkills Legacy Centres are based on forging new partnerships with
third-party, government-funded training agencies already hosting local facilities in
competition areas. Through these facilities, streamlined WorldSkills Legacy policies
will be implemented to hand over both equipment and training insight, benefitting
apprenticeships and upskilling in these surrounding communities after a
competition has taken place.
Secondly, a series of WorldSkill International Standards – based on competencies
outlined in Technical Descriptions and Test Projects – will be developed. These will
be high-end benchmarks, global in context: eg. addressing business and cultural
measures that influence trades in different international regions and labour
markets.
WorldSkills Legacy Centres – developed as a direct result of regional WorldSkills
Competition sponsorship and procurement – provide the ideal facility for students
and apprentices to enhance training with WorldSkills International Standard
certifications
Skillwire is a unique communication framework for WorldSkills International,
designed to grow in vast scope and influence through input from Experts,
Competitors, Delegates, Sponsors, Industry Partners and the general public. It is
inclusive of all individuals or interest groups wishing to contribute to a new
worldview from the perspective of Skill advocacy.
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It’s goal is to ‘explode’ skill competitions – expanding wider connections to
education and industry, making unexpected connections between ideas, expertise
and resources. It’s aim is to develop unique contact groups, directing innovation
across an expanding WorldSkills international community.
This submission describes the far-reaching potential that this experimental new
media platform could offer.
In my experience working in developing countries, often the communities know
how they can resolve their own issues but don't have the resources or skills to do it.
For instance, the Granny Club in Kenya, which focuses on grandmothers caring for
their orphaned grandchildren, could identify "25 ideas" (like you have asked us to
do) and Worldskills could complement the skill compenent of the request. It would
have a particular focus on skilling up women. It would also expose the Worldskills
participants/employers to the everyday challenges some people face.
Link in with other well respected international organisations such as Rotary to
complement their activities. For example, in Western Kenya a Rotary Club in
Australia are working with the local community to do two things. Provide low cost
housing for the most vulnerable in the community whilst building fish ponds to
ensure sustainability of the project by providing income. Potential opportunity to
establish a Skills Across the World type model and link it in with other activities/
organisations so it is not happening in isolation.
The Worldskills Foundation could iniitate a pilot project in utilising the networks
through the participants and employers to work with refugees to get them into
employment. This is a universal problem but could be piloted in Australia. For
example, I'm aware of refugee communities in Canberra who are willing to work,
are fit and healthy but because they have poor english, they can't even get
cleaning jobs in hotels. Looking at ways to help them be more employable and all
starting their own companies to outsource their skills. Worldskills has much more to
it than just trades - they are other skills which complement their success including
small business skills which could be shared with these people.
Linking in with an organisation like ABV may be a good opportunity to utilise their
experience in engaging retirees and skills transfer. It may also help in the nuts and
bolts of sending people overseas so as not to reinvent the wheel. Also have a lot of
partnerships in developing countries.
Worth considering.
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So the idea come to me after four years Hard training for WC2009 and WC2011 in Building
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competitor.So i Follow My Dreams when I was a Kid, I like to be a Director and
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the Both Skills that I've Learn are Help Me very much,for inspirational part, Graphic
Help Me(Character Design, Motion and Movement Idea...) and The Software
knowledge for using 3ds max ,Maya,After Effect) and Scripting.
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So why we don't have animation Skills or Such Skills like that in World Skills?
with my experiences in other (2) skills I've make program can help to challenge it in
WS Rules like in 4 Days Competition and Standard,International,and More..
We Can give Competitors Project Files Like Story, Story
Board,Textures,Models,Music.....
WS Can Also Have More support From Sponsors like Adobe and Autodesk.
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The Animation or VFX or Edit Skills are Great Skills , It's a Language Between
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There are many mass media in London such as BBC Persian.Before the
comencement of worldskills as I see there are no advertisements on these
medias.I suggest you to invite these media to have a short advertisment news and
broadcast them every day.
And maybe Inaugurate of a worldskills carnival in ever host coumtry or city will be
useful.
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excellence in skills for sustainability through the design, planning & delivery of
international, national and regional WorldSkills competitions.
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Green Team is a team of young volunteers from environmental and event
management backgrounds led by expert sustainability auditors. The team engages
Competitors and Experts personally in the improvement of WorldSkills and in skills
for sustainability. Green Team helps project design and event delivery teams to
significantly reduce the environmental footprint and extend the social reach of the
WorldSkills Competition, identifying potential improvements to the International
competition delivery model; improvements that can be passed on to national and
regional competitions.
For minimal outlay and disruption Green Team can build the financial sustainability
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"Try a skill" has been very common in many countries these days and I think this is
well received as it allows unskilled persons to step outside their comfort zone and
gain confidence in their ability for a new skill under the guidance of a skilled
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would help in creating an avenue for unskilled or otherwise enthusiastic individuals
to consult about or pursue skilled trades.
these incubators can be available in different communities where the products of
such skills can be on display along with machinery, brochures and testimonials that
would further inform individuals
Imagine a world where we didn’t speak, read, or use sign language. What would
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language? It’s a little scary to think of such a world, yet, sometimes people in our
world are almost living this way.
They’re not literally living without communication, but they are so unaware of others
in their lives that they might as well be. We all know people like this and who
desperately need communication skills training!
Our great idea is to significantly expand pre-apprenticeship work experience
opportunities to encourage more businesses to consider taking on an apprentice.
Work-based learning is at the heart of an apprenticeship. In the current economic
climate many people are finding it hard to gain the experience required to progress
further with practical training. Pre-apprenticeship training can cut the initial cost of
new entrant training for employers and help young people gain valuable practical
experience. Pre-apprenticeship work experience placements can complement
college courses to support the development of skills for people who may benefit
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and business organisations to match learners to employers for an extended period,
possibly up to ten weeks. Employers should see the work experience placement as
an opportunity to test a young person’s suitability for a fully employed
apprenticeship. Prior to the work experience placement the college should develop
an understanding of employers’ needs and help learners become more ‘workready’. As well as the obvious benefits to employers, this type of initiative can be a
means of supporting those with otherwise poor work prospects. A well thought out
pre-apprenticeship route is also likely to improve apprenticeship completion rates.
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There are a number of countries which would like to establish their own caring
competitions but which are resistant due to its subjective nature as a newness as a
competition. I would like to create framework to support other countries in
establishing caring competitions. The framework would be based on knowledge
from the UK's experience of establishing caring competition and the experiences of
other countries which have caring competitions such as Norway and the
Netherlands. I would also like our organisation to support the application of the
framework in other countries when needed.
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The benefits of this would be to increase the numbers of countries taking part in
caring competitions and the associated bnefits which are:
1.To raise the ambitions of the social care workforce so that social care services
aspire to excellence, enabling those who use care services to have the opportunity
to live fulfilling and rewarding lives.
2.To boost the profile and image of social care so that more people want to work in
the sector, and those who do are given the status, respect and career opportunities
they deserve
3.Instil pride and a sense of achievement in young people pursuing caring as a
career
To demonstrate caring competion activities to learners and employees throughout
the UK to increase understanding about the competitions and the standards
required for success at competition.
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As caring competitions are a new concept in the UK many struggle to understand
what they comprise of. From our experience as the UK partner for Caring the most
effective way of explaining what the compotitions are is through watching them
firsthand.
Whilst the standard of competition entrants in the UK has risen in the second
competition cycle this year there are still a number of competitors who enter that do
not possess the necessary practical skills. By demonstrating what is required from
competitors we hope to improve undertstand and ensure only those who have the
necessary blend of theory and practice enter.
To fullfill this aim we would need to visit colleges, employers and event and take
the necessary resources to deliver effective demonstrations.
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clasificacion en la fuente de residuos solicdos y prestar servicio de
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Many participants of the WorldSkills competition are in training in their respective
countries. The reality is that in the preparation for the Worldskills Competition,
competitors are trained beyond the competencies that are offered in their
respective countries. Worldskills can therefore in alliance with the different
accreditation bodies of the different member countries establish a certificate/
diploma which pronounces this extensive competence and becomes of value
throughout other member countries... I hope this idea
is fully understood :)
“Spread the Skills experience”. And what is the best way to share this experience?
Video. And who knows how and what kind of information young persons wants to
have? Young persons.
Every Worldskills competition there is a broadcast organisation that provides all
kinds of video content for every organisation all over the world. Professionals do
this.But all over the world there are young students following lessons to become a
video professional. Why are these students not the one who delivers the video
content? Of course, Skills will always need a professional organisation to do
producing and directing but students can do the camera, sound, light, editing and
also maybe the interviews. Create international crews! Maybe, in the future, “video
content” can become a competition. But video is quite new subject in the
education. The standards are not clear. By letting young persons doing the video
for the Skills, teachers and trainers have to share their ideas and visions.
Skills TV in this format will not only inform the world about the Skills in a unique
way but will also bring young students closer to each other as well as teachers,
trainers and members of the video branch.
Turning the WorldSkills journey into qualifications
In 2009 UK Skills was invited to design units of credit representing the UK’s training
and development programme for the WorldSkills Competition. These would then be
put into the UK’s new national qualifications and credit framework. We decided to
create units of credit representing the standards expected of all participants in the
programme: competitors, trainers, experts, supporters and alumni. This would give
us a complete framework of credits and qualifications with which to design, monitor
and recognise best practice.
Units of credit were designed in seven areas of performance:
•Performance under pressure
•Self-directed learning
•Emotional maturity
•Learning through work
•Working with standards
•Managing self and leading others
•Developing others
Each unit was assigned to a level from basic craft to university graduation, and
combined into qualifications for each category of participant.
These units and qualifications have been tested through the UK’s training and
development programme for 2011, and in three colleges. Following evaluation we
hope they will be taken up more widely by the UK in order to encourage and
recognise ‘performance excellence’.
We welcome the opportunity to share this development with the WorldSkills
community, through the Foundation.
Behind every great competitor there is a great employer?
In 2009 and again in 2011 Squad UK and their employers were asked to help
answer this question:
“What is the relationship between the development of employees’ skills and the
policies and practices in the workplace?”
Using UK research that identified a number of factors that appeared to promote
learning in the workplace, our researchers set out to discover whether Squad UK
proved that expansive workplace policies and practices were a factor in their
exceptional skills development.
We probed the following areas
Participation in and understanding of the workplace
Task performance
Access to resources to help learning
Judgement, decision making, problem solving and reflection
Experience, task transition and career progression
Status as a worker and a learner, and
Organisational development.
We found that there was a high correlation between competitors’ performance and
their recognition in the workplace as a learner.
From this research we have questionnaires that we would be pleased to share in
order to substantiate the findings, identify differences across sectors, types of
organisation and member countries, learn from others, and ultimately help
employers to generate high performance across their workforces.
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