WorldSkills Competition 2022 come to Switzerland
Switzerland will host 13 WorldSkills Competition 2022 vocational championships and will be one of 15 countries to take over part of the competitions after the WorldSkills scheduled for Shanghai had to be canceled. From Switzerland, 37 young professionals will compete in the decentralized WorldSkills between September and November.
The WorldSkills 2022 should have taken place in Shanghai from October 12 to 17. However, due to restrictions caused by the Corona pandemic, the organizers had to cancel the WorldSkills Championships at the end of May. What tasted like a bitter pill for the 37-member SwissSkills National Team has since turned into "cotton candy." Instead of the WorldSkills in China's largest city, a decentralized replacement format will take place between September and November 2022 under the title "WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition." This solution had already become apparent at the end of June. Now it is definite. 15 countries are taking part and have adopted some of the 60 professions. Switzerland is hosting the largest contingent of the competitions. It is holding 13 of the 60 championships. The venues are Aarau, Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne and Montreux.
37 young Swiss professionals at the WorldSkills Competition
From Switzerland, 37 young professionals will put their skills to the test at 34 world championships. Teams of two will compete in the disciplines of landscape gardening, automation and Industry 4.0. SwissSkills and the professional associations are now challenged in two ways. On the one hand, the 37 Swiss national team members must be prepared in the best possible way for their assignments around the world. On the other hand, Switzerland as the organizer wants to create the best possible conditions for all competitors, experts and their accompanying persons.
Major Swiss commitment
The fact that the decentralized "WorldSkills Competition 2022" can take place is due not least to Switzerland's commitment. Together with other national associations, SwissSkills has promoted this alternative format at WorldSkills International. André Burri, Managing Director of SwissSkills, is delighted: "It's great that over 1,000 young professionals from all over the world will now be able to showcase their skills at WorldSkills.
Burri is particularly grateful to the Swiss professional associations that helped to bring the 13 competitions here. "From the very beginning, we felt a very strong commitment from the professional associations, who wanted to make it possible to hold it in their industries." Burri said that the "WorldSkills Competition 2022" will give Switzerland an additional showcase for vocational education and training. Together with the 37 Swiss participants, it will demonstrate the value of a good vocational training system for the economy and society.
First the SwissSkills 2022 in Bern
Before the WorldSkills Competition takes place, however, there is another major highlight to come. Between September 7 and 11, the Swiss vocational championships "SwissSkills 2022" will take place in Bern. In 85 professions, 1150 young professionals will be competing for the Swiss championship title, and a total of as many as 150 apprenticeship professions will be presented. 120,000 visitors are expected, including over 60,000 in school classes.
Overview SwissSkills National Team 2022: https://www.swiss-skills.ch/worldskills2022
