These Vocational Skills Ambassadors, all between the ages of 18 and 22, will be representing South Africa at the prestigious WorldSkills International Skills Competition competing in nineteen skill categories and against over seventy other countries to showcase their chosen trades.
The diverse group hails from Gauteng, the Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal and represent fields such as Automobile Technology, Web Design, Mechatronics, Mobile Robotics, Cooking, Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing and Graphic Design to name a few.
In exciting news from WorldSkills International, the main events from Brazil, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies as well as the Leaders Forum will be live-streamed via the WorldSkills website, www.worldskillssa.org.
Whilst in Brazil, Team SA will also take part in the “One School One Country” programme that is intended to foster interaction between the Competitors and students from local schools in order to promote education and vocational training.
In the programme, about 55 secondary schools in São Paulo and its surrounds will receive Competitors from different countries. Such experience seeks to provide local students the opportunity to simultaneously learn about the different countries and options for professional skilled careers in the commercial and industrial sectors.
In February 2015, six months prior to the Competition, the students of the host schools met the representatives of their partner country or region. During this meeting they exchanged information about the country and its culture in order to prepare for the Competitors’ visits.
One day before the Competition, students and Competitors will have the opportunity to meet in person and participate in different activities for the purpose of sharing their respective cultures and learning experiences. Students from the host schools will also visit the Competition to closely examine the world of professional education and its various forms.
Show your support for WorldSkills 2015 Team SA by visiting the Facebook page www.facebook.com/WorldSkillsZA and leaving your message of encouragement. The team leaves for Brazil on August 8th and competition starts on August 11th.
