Competitions
WorldSkills New Zealand has been promoting and benchmarking skills excellence and championing vocational skill competitions since 1986.
Young people in training, business and industry sectors, education and training providers, all benefit from skill competitions.
For 2025, our skill competition focus is on our WorldSkills National Aircraft Competition and partnering with The Institute of Refrigeration Heating & Air Conditioning Engineers of New Zealand Inc (IRHACE) Wallie Askew Workskills Competition.
WorldSkills New Zealand Aircraft Competition
Young Aircraft Engineers and Aircraft Engineers-in-training from across New Zealand aviation, will compete at the Aircraft Maintenance National Competition in Christchurch in November. Winning the National Competition will cement your place as New Zealand’s best young Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. See here for event details.
Check out the Aircraft Maintenance skill on the WorldSkills International website.
IRHACE Competition
The Wallie Askew Workskills competition is the industry’s premier skill competition for young apprentices to compete across Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration disciplines. Find out more here.
Visit the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning skill at the WorldSkills International website.