About us

WorldSkills Europe is a nonprofit member association, which promotes excellence in the field of skills and competence development.

Our Activitities

WorldSkills Europe creates and develops Skills promotional activities on a European level, divided over different area’s.

EuroSkills 2018

On 26–28 September 2018, young people up to the age of 25 from all over Europe will meet in Budapest to compete for the European title in vocational skills.

Discover the power of skills

WorldSkills Europe raises awareness for today’s need for skilled young professionals across Europe. The organisation promotes excellence in the field of skills and competence development by orchestrating the biennial EuroSkills event, a spectacular promotion of professions for young people.

Skills Explained

Welding

Industrial Control

Joinery

Landscape Gardening

Mechanical Engineering Design CAD

Mechatronics

Metal Roofing

Mobile Robotics

Painting and Decorating

Plastering and Drywall Systems

Plumbing and Heating

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Restaurant Service

Visual Merchandising and Window Dressing

Wall and Floor Tiling

Web Developer

Hotel Receptioning

ICT Specialists

Electrical Installations

Architectural Stonemasonry

Automobile Technology

Beauty Therapy

Bricklaying

Cabinetmaking

Chimney Sweep

CNC-Milling

Cooking

Heavy Vehicle Technology

Electronics

Fashion Technology

Floor Laying

Floristry

Graphic Design Technology

Hairdressing

Health and Social Care

Heavy Truck Maintenance

Upcoming events

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Latest news

Program WorldSkills Europe Leaders Forum during EuroSkills 2016 now available

June 14, 2016

Friday December 2nd is the ”WorldSkills Europe Leaders Forum Day” with the overall theme: ”Skills in the future”. The aim is to experience and discuss skills in a future perspective regarding strategies and initiatives to create a good balance between supply and...

Dear Skills Friends,

May 2, 2016

Recently the 10th WorldSkills Europe General Assembly took place in Gothenburg Sweden. The main conclusions are that we are more than happy to welcome two new members and after an exciting bid process between our members from Austria and Finland, the members decided...

Austria wins the bid to organise EuroSkills 2020 in Graz

April 21, 2016

In September 2020, the European largest skills competitions for young people, EuroSkills will be held in Graz, Austria. Skills Austria as part of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, won the bid to organise the EuroSkills 2020 event, Europe’s largest biannual Skills...

3M new official partner to EuroSkills 2016

March 18, 2016

EuroSkills 2016 strengthens its ambition of becoming the most sustainable Skills Competition so far through a partnership with the new Official Partner 3M. The fourth edition of Europe’s biggest biannual Skills event, EuroSkills 2016, will be held in Gothenburg,...