World Skills New Zealand

“Promoting Excellence
Celebrating Success”

Patron–in–Chief: His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable
Sir Jerry Mateparae, GNZM, QSO, Governor–General of New Zealand

Welcome to the WorldSkills NZ website.
WorldSkills NZ was founded in 1986 and, as a member of WorldSkills International, is one of 52 countries who take part in the international skills competition where young people from across the globe compete to become the best of the best in their chosen skill. Run on a 2 year cycle, many of NZ's best young skilled trades people compete at the NZ Nationals to find a team to compete at the International Competitions run the following year. The most recent New Zealand finals were held in Christchurch in July 2012. A team has been selected to represent NZ at the WorldSkills Leipzig Finals, 2 to 7 July 2013.

About the Competition Over its 60 year history, WorldSkills International (formerly known as the "Skill Olympics") has come to symbolise the pinnacle of excellence in vocational training. At the skill competitions young skilled people, accompanied by their teachers and trainers, gather together to compete publicly in the skills of their respective trades, and also to test themselves against demanding international standards. They represent the best of their peers drawn from the eight NZ regional skill competitions. The experience and results from all the competitions provide valuable feedback and benchmarks both to the individuals and also the systems and enterprises in which they are being trained.

WorldSkills NZ - 2013 Events

Leipzig International Competition July 2 - 7, 2013
Countdown to opening:
2013 Leipzig Information page
Leipzig WorldSkills Media Site
Each International Team is linked to a German school. They exchange visits, and learn about each other. New Zealand's ”One School One Country“ class is from Grundschule "An der Sternwarte" in Wurzen. Watch a Video made by the Wurzen school class.		Introduction to the children, their school, and Wurzen. Link to website:

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