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Promoting skills

WorldSkills Europe promotes skilled careers in 36 Member Countries, working with young people, educators, governments, and industries to help prepare the workforce and talent of today for the jobs of the future.

From the traditional professions to multi-skilled technology careers, supported by Members, partners, industries, governments, volunteers, and educational institutions, WorldSkills Europe uses the biennial EuroSkills Competition to raise the awareness of the value of skills and provide the recognition that skilled people deserve.

Industry sectors

We promote a vast range of skills and professions, which are grouped into the following six industry sectors: 

Construction and Building Technology

This sector covers all the skilled areas related to the construction world. This encompasses everything from the foundation, grounds, building, finishing and maintenance of all types of buildings.

  • Bricklaying
  • Cabinetmaking
  • Carpentry
  • Digital Construction
  • Electrical Installations
  • Floor Laying
  • Joinery
  • Landscape Gardening
  • Metal Roofing
  • Painting and Decorating
  • Plastering and Drywall Systems
  • Plumbing and Heating
  • Refrigeration Technologies
  • Wall and Floor Tiling

Creative Arts and Fashion

This sector covers all the skilled areas related to fine arts and fashionable design and creation. This encompasses everything from creative multimedia to interior decoration, and fashion.

  • Fashion Design and Technology Team Challenge
  • Floristry
  • Graphic Design Technology

Information and Communication Technology

This sector covers all the skilled areas related to information services. This encompasses everything from network creation and maintenance to development and finishing information technologies.

  • Cyber Security
  • IT Network Systems Administration
  • Software Applications Development
  • Web Technologies

Manufacturing and Engineering Technology

This sector covers all the skilled areas related to industrial development and creation. This encompasses everything from the design, creation, and maintenance of anything involving electronics and machines.

  • CNC Milling
  • CNC Turning
  • Electronics Prototyping
  • Industrial Control
  • Industry 4.0
  • Mechanical Engineering Design – CAD
  • Mechatronics
  • Robot Systems Integration
  • Welding

Service Industry

This sector covers all the skilled areas related to the services industry. This encompasses services related to the food and beverage industry as well as hospitality and personal care.

  • Bakery
  • Beauty Therapy
  • Butchery
  • Cooking
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Hairdressing
  • Health and Social Care
  • Hotel Reception
  • Pâtisserie and Confectionery
  • Restaurant Service

Transportation and Logistics

This sector covers all the skilled areas related to the transportation world. This includes creating, repairing, and maintaining transportation vehicles.

  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Autobody Repair
  • Automobile Technology
  • Car Painting
  • Heavy Vehicle Technology
  • Truck and Bus Technology