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

Save-the-date for European Vocational Skills Week

March 13, 2017

The 2nd European Vocational Skills Week will take place on 20 to 24 November 2017. Below please find a letter from Commissioner Marianne Thyssen: The First European Vocational Skills Week in 2016 showed us just how much so many people care about making sure vocational...

The first European Skills Plus competitions for young people with labor disabilities is organized in The Netherlands

March 10, 2017

On March 16 the first European Skills Plus competitions will be organized for young people with labor disabilities in The Netherlands at Skills The Finals, RAI Amsterdam. In four competitions 13 teams from six countries will decide who will be the best European skills...

EuroSkills 2016 Overall Video Report now online!

January 9, 2017

Only one month has passed since EuroSkills 2016 in Gothenburg Sweden came to an end and a final video summarizing the event is now online. In line with the philosophy to create a EuroSkills legacy within the community of Gothenburg on different levels, EuroSkills 2016...

European VET Week

December 14, 2016

On 5-9 December 2016, the first European Vocational Skills Week took place with events in Brussels and hundreds of activities in Member States, EFTA and EU candidate countries organized at national, regional and local levels. WSE President Hubert Romer and Norbert...