Members
WorldSkills Europe offers the chance for policy makers from around Europe to meet fellow experts & global company representatives to debate key issues affecting vocational education and training and identify opportunities for future skills development. Benchmark your own training system – see what really works. And test and compare on this European platform that your education and training strategies meet de economic and business demands of a modern Skilled society.
As a member organisation, WorldSkills Europe is open to agencies and bodies which are responsible for promoting Vocational Education and Training in European Countries.
A WorldSkills Europe Member represents the VET sector of their country, supported by their government. With its membership, the Member gains the sole right to register for the competitions at a EuroSkills event. Only one organization can become a Member per country.
28 WorldSkills Europe Members
Country / website |
Organisation |
Delegates |
| Austria – www.skillsaustria.at |
Skills Austria Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63 1045-Vienna |
OD: Mr Johannes Fraiss TD: Mr Gerhard Zechner |
| Belgium – www.worldskillsbelgium.be |
WorldSkills Belgium Square A. Masson 1/15 B-5000 Namur |
OD: Mr Francis Hourant TD: Ms Alina Fleaca |
| Croatia – www.asoo.hr |
Agency for VET and Adult Education Amruseva 4 10 000 Zagreb |
OD: Mr Nino Buic TD: Mrs Vesna Andelic |
| Cyprus – www.mlsi.gov.cy |
Cyprus Productivity Centre 77, Kallipoleos Avenue CY-2100 Nicosia |
OD: TBA TD: Mr George Horattas |
| Denmark – www.skillsdenmark.dk |
Skills Denmark Ny Kongensgade 15 DK-1472 Copenhagen |
OD: Mr Jesper Juul Sørensen TD: Mr Theis Fatum Carlsen |
| Estonia – www.innove.ee |
Ministry of Education and Research Lootsa 4 11415 Tallinn |
OD: Ms Helen Pöllo TD: Mr Tanel Oppi |
| Finland – www.skillsfinland.com |
Skills Finland Simonkatu 12 B 24 00100 Helsinki |
OD: Ms Teija Ripattila TD: Mr Tapio Kattainen |
| France – www.worldskillsfrance.org |
WorldSkills France 7, Rue d’Argout 75002 Paris |
OD: Mr Kader Si-Tayeb TD: Mr Marc Rousseau |
| Germany – www.worldskillsgermany.com |
WorldSkills Germany Friedrichstrasse 8 D-70736 Fellbach |
OD: Mr Hubert Romer TD: Mr Hendrik Voss |
| Hungary – www.mkik.hu |
Hungarian Chamber of Commerce & Industry Szabadsag Ter 7 H-1054, Budapest |
OD: Mr Balázs Fekete TD: Ms Zsófia Csiszár |
| Iceland – www.skillsiceland.is |
Verkidn Stórhöfða 31 110 Reykjavík, Iceland |
OD: Mr. Georg Páll Skúlason TD: Mr. Þór Pálsson |
| Italy – www.lvh.it |
LVH-APA Via di Mezzo ai Piani 7 39100 Bolzane-Bozen |
OD: Ms Jasmin Fischnaller TD: Mr Mirko Cutri |
| Kazakhstan – www.kasipkor.kz |
WorldSkills Kazakhstan Turkestan 2, Astana 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan |
OD: Ms Rauza Shirgatova TD: Yelnur Omarov |
| Latvia – www.viaa.gov.lv |
State Education Development Agency Valnu Iela 1 LV 1050 Riga |
OD: Ms Dita Traidas TD: Ms Inta Ane |
| Lithuania – www.smm.lt |
Ministry of Education and Science A. Volano g.2 LT-01516 Vilnius |
OD: TBA TD: Mr Vytautas Petkunas |
| Luxembourg – www.worldskills.lu |
Bâtiment ADEM Esch-Belval Bureau 5C/07, 1 Porte de France L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette |
OD: TBA TD: Mr Jean-Claude Binsfield |
| Malta – www.mcast.edu.mt |
MCAST Corradino Hill PLA 9032 Paola |
OD: Mr Stephen Vella TD: Mr Alex Rizzo |
| Montenegro – www.cso.gov.me |
Centre for Vocational Education and Training Rimskitrg bb. 81000 Podgorica |
OD: Mr Dusko Rajkovic TD: Ms Sandra Brkanovic |
| The Netherlands – www.worldskillsnetherlands.nl |
WorldSkills Netherlands Limaweg 25 2743 CB Waddinxveen |
OD: Mr Jos de Goey TD: Mr Erik van der Zwan |
| Norway – www.worldskills.no |
WorldSkills Norway Pbox 7072 Majorstuen 0306 Oslo, Norway |
OD: Ms Gry Benedikte Sterner TD: Ms Elisabeth Lange |
| Poland – www.frse.org.pl |
Narodowa Agencja Programu Erasmus+ Aleje Jerozolimskie 142A 02-305 Warszawa |
OD: Mr. Pawel Poszytek TDA: Mrs Izabela Laskowska |
| Portugal – www.worldskillsportugal.iefp.pt |
WorldSkills Portugal R. de Xabregas, 52 1949-003 Lisbon |
OD: Mr Paulo Feliciano TD: Mr Carlos Fonseca |
| Russian Federation – www.worldskills.ru |
WorldSkills Russia Building 2, Turgenevskaya ploshad 101000 Moscow |
OD: Ms Ekaterina Loshkareva TD: Ms Alina Doskanova |
| Slovakia – www.siov.sk |
SIOV Bellova 54/a SK-837 63 Bratislava |
OD: Mr Michal Bartók TD: Mr Martin Antalik |
| Slovenia – www.cpi.si |
Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for VET Kajuhova 32U 1000 Ljubliana |
OD: Mr Elido Bandelj TD: Mr Miha Lovsin |
| Spain – www.worldskillsspain.es |
Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte C/Los Madrazo, 15-17 – 3a planta 28014-Madrid |
OD: Ms Rosalia Serrano TD: Ms Soledad Iglesias |
| Sweden – www.worldskills.se |
WorldSkills Sweden Sjöängsvägen 7 192 72 Sollentuna |
OD: Mr Pim van Dorpel TD: Mr Patrik Svensson |
| Switzerland – www.swiss-skills.ch |
SwissSkills Bahnhofstrasse 7B CH-6210 Sursee |
OD: Ms Christine Davatz TD: Mr Rico Cioccarelli |
| UK – www.worldskillsuk.org |
WorldSkills UK c / o Find a Future 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 9SP |
OD: Mrs Marion Plant TD: Mr Ben Blackledge |
Associated members
An Associate Member has a membership of WorldSkills Europe with the main goal to contribute in the shared vision of promoting skills exellence throughout Europe. The Associate Member can represent a European sector or trade organization, a European knowledge institution or any other institution with a focus on VET and skills promotion and development in Europe.
Benefits of membership of WorldSkills Europe
WorldSkills Europe offers the chance to share ideas and best practices and provides lessons and inspiration for developing vocational skills and training systems. It also offers the chance to network and build contacts through the competitions, the event and meetings.
Other benefits of becoming a member are:
- Part of an European platform and knowledge database on skills promotion and skills competitions
- International network between experts from VET and industry on European level.
- Improved structure of skills activities on a national level.
- Increased quality of national skills competitions.
- Instrument for developing national VET-system.
- Active support and involvement in EU policies such as mobility, EQF etc.
- The right to send a national team of competitors to the upcoming EuroSkills event.
- Invitation for WorldSkills Europe meetings to represent their country.
- Financial and political support from the European Commission.