14th of May skill competitions importances

About 60 years activities in some countries, and interest is growing, improving professional level, moving towards broader benefit, creating visions for future,organize the way to collect and distribute best practice for broader benefit in VET development.

Close integration between competitions, special training and VE

Strategy to share experiences using international competitions for national development

Broad approach with the idea of networking

Skill competitions as a tool to increase the attractivness of VET

Annual national skill competitions in different parts of Finland 

Competitions for ecial children and graduates of comprehension schools

Largest annual event in the field of VET

Finals and semifinal all over the country

Winners as arole models

Skill competitions increases the appreciation and attractiveness of VET in the region

More applicants to VET

Easier to get on the job places

Special web site worldskills.org

Afternoon we organized learning cafe and writed advantages and disadvantages of skill competitions from the point of view of students, teacher, companies, vet providers. After each group presented their final product. Teacher ask us to write down 3 issues which we consider the most interesting.