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Helsinki welcomes WorldSkills Europe General Assembly 2026

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The WorldSkills Europe General Assembly takes place from 9-12 June, uniting WorldSkills Europe Members, Sponsors and Partners.

The WorldSkills Europe General Assembly 2026 will brings together more than 140 delegates from all Member Countries, and WorldSkills Europe Sponsors and Partners for a series of strategic meetings and workshops.

The General Assembly Helsinki 2026 is hosted by Skills Finland, a highly experienced Member organisation, having previously hosted the WorldSkills Europe General Assembly in 2015, also in Helsinki.

The General Assembly will convene meetings of WorldSkills Europe’s Strategy Working Group, the Competitions Committee, and the main General Assembly meeting, which this year will include a presentation of the final report on EuroSkills Herning 2025, an update from WorldSkills Luxembourg on its pedagogical projects related to EuroSkills 2027, and progress reports from the Organising Teams of EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 and EuroSkills Geneva 2029.

The General Assembly programme also includes a networking space for Sponsors and Partners, and a series of best practice exchange workshops focused on creating opportunities for dialogue and exchange between Members, Sponsors and Partners.

The best practice exchange workshops will be followed by an information session titled What Does it Take to Host a EuroSkills event?, presented by the EuroSkills Herning 2025 Organising Team, which will inform Members about what staging a EuroSkills Competition means in practice.

Skills Finland will use the opportunity of hosting the General Assembly 2026 to encourage all WorldSkills Europe Members to join them at next year’s International Abilympics, a skills competition open to anyone aged 15 years or over with special needs or disabilities. 

International Abilympics Helsinki 2027 (10-13 May 2027) is being organised by Skills Finland with the support of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and in partnership with many of the country’s vocational education and training providers.

The International Abilympics Helsinki 2027 will be held concurrently with Taitaja2027 (Finland's National Skills Competition) under the banner Skills Games - a major event featuring up to 80 skills in total. Skills Games highlights the potential of vocational professionals requiring special support and provides young people with a broad view of the diverse opportunities in vocational education.