Looking for an interactive way to meet people who are interested in the same topics, themes and issues as you? Then we know you will be as excited as us to hear that registrations for the WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 Conference Program are now open!

By WorldSkills Russia

On 27 April the first Open WorldSkills Russia National Competition was held in Tolyatti (Samara Region). The Competition, which was held over five days, was organized by the national Member of WorldSkills International in the Russian Federation the Foundation “Education to Society” and in support of the Competition was the Ministry of Education of Russia and the Agency of Strategic Initiatives of the Russian Government.

By Isabella Staal, WorldSkills International 

Looking to take some time out from the heat of the Competition? Why not do so while supporting our Competitors’ in Restaurant Service - did I mention all-the-while sipping on a crisp glass of vino and enjoying a three course meal?! Sound tempting? We thought so, that is why we are giving you the opportunity to get in first and register to be one of our official guests at the Restaurant Service Competition.

Places are filling up quickly so get in fast, after all who doesn’t love a free lunch...

By Skills Finland

The Finnish National Skills Competition Taitaja is the biggest annual event for vocational students in Finland. In 2013, it happened in Joensuu Areena from 14-16 May. Approximately 35,000 people were expected to visit the event.

Official Media Website for WorldSkills Leipzig 2013

Once again, the Official Media Website for the event has been established and populated with easy to find and use resources including photos, Competitor profiles, videos, list of past medalists, etc. The address for the website is http://media.worldskills.org

During WorldSkills London 2011, we uploaded over 26,000 high resolution photos onto the WorldSkills Flickr channel and over 50 high quality short vignettes onto WSTV. This year, we plan on uploading even more photos and videos. Plus, we will be covering the event through social media channels like never before.

If you want to get the latest news and to be able to feel like they are part of the event, connect with WorldSkills International on all the social media channels.