| Member Countries/Regions |
The following table lists the Member countries/regions and the organization within that country/region that is their representative for WorldSkills International.
| ISO | Country/Region | Joined | Organization | Contact Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | United Arab Emirates | 1997 |
Emirates Skills
PO Box 108800 12th Floor, Barclays Tower A Al Jazeera Club, Old Airport Road Abu Dhabi UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Mr Ali Al Marzouqi ali@emiratesskills.ae |
| AM | Armenia | 2012 |
National Centre for Vocational Education and Training Development (NCVETD) 67 Tigran Mets str. Yerevan 375005 ARMENIA |
Mrs Tatevik Gasparyan tatevik.gasparyan.vet@gmail.com |
| AR | Argentina | 2011 |
Fundación UOCRA para la Educación de los Trabajadores Constructores
Azopardo 954 (1107) Buenos Aires ARGENTINA |
Mr Carlos Eyharchet ceyharchet@uocra.org |
| AT | Austria | 1958 |
Skills Austria
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63 1045 Wien AUSTRIA |
Dr Katrin Eichinger-Kniely katrin.eichinger-kniely@wko.at Mr Stefan Praschl praschl@ibw.at |
| AU | Australia | 1981 |
WorldSkills Australia
Level 3, 92-94 Elizabeth Street Melbourne VIC 3000 AUSTRALIA |
Mr Mark Callaghan mcallaghan@worldskills.org.au |
| BB | Barbados | 2011 |
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council
#7 “Chelwood” 8th Avenue Belleville St. Michael BB 11114 BARBADOS |
Mr Paul Puckerin ppuckerin@tvetcouncil.com.bb Ms Wendy McClean wmcclean@tvetcouncil.com.bb |
| BE | Belgium | 1998 |
Skills Belgium
Square Masson, 1/15 B-5000 Namur BELGIUM |
Mrs Alina Fleaca alina.fleaca@skillsbelgium.be |
| BH | Kingdom of Bahrain | 2013 |
SkillsBahrain
National Committee of Skills Competition TBC KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN |
Mr Mohammed Murtadha Al Farabi malfarabi@gmail.com |
| BN | Brunei Darussalam | 2004 |
Ministry of Education (Dept of Technical Education)
Simpang 347, Jalan Pasar Baharu Gadong BE 1310 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
Mr Pg Suhaimi Pg Hj Bakar suhaimi.bakar@moe.edu.bn Mr Denis M. T. Ho denis.ho@moe.edu.bn |
| BR | Brazil | 1981 |
SENAI
SBN - Quadra 1 Bloco C - 3º andar Ed Roberto Simonsen CEP 70040-903 Brasília - DF BRAZIL |
Mr José Luis Leitão leitao@dn.senai.br |
| CA | Canada | 1990 |
Skills/Compétences Canada
Suite 201 294 Albert Street Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6E6 CANADA |
Mr Shaun Thorson shaunt@skillscanada.com Mrs. Christianne Scholfield christiannes@skillscanada.com |
| CH | Switzerland | 1953 |
SwissSkills
Bahnhofstrasse 7 b 6210 Sursee SWITZERLAND |
Mrs Isabel Suter info@swiss-skills.ch |
| CL | Chile | 2013 |
Fundacion WorldSkills Chile Pasaje Principe de Gales It 67 Santiago CHILE |
Mrs Claudia Contreras Gálvez claudia.contreras@esces.cl |
| CN | China | 2010 |
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
International Cooperation Department No. 3, Hepingli Dongjie Dongcheng District Beijing 100013, China CHINA |
Mr Jie Jia jiajie@mohrss.gov.cn |
| CO | Colombia | 2008 |
SENA
Calle 54#10 -39 Piso 6 Bogota COLOMBIA |
Miss Maria Angelica Lesmez mlesmez@sena.edu.co |
| DE | Germany | 1953 |
WorldSkills Germany
Rechbergstraße 3 DE-73770 Denkendorf GERMANY |
Mrs Elfi Klumpp klumpp@worldskillsgermany.com |
| DK | Denmark | 1998 |
SkillsDenmark
Vigerslev Allé 18 2500 Valby DENMARK |
Ms Pia Hegner scoot@stofanet.dk |
| DO | Dominican Republic | 2012 |
INFOTEP
Paseo de los Ferreteros St. No. 3 Miraflores DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
Mrs Maura Corporán mcorporan@infotep.gob.do |
| EC | Ecuador | 2006 |
Techna San Javier N. 26 - 52 Quito ECUADOR |
Mr Santiago Y. Mendieta smendieta@tecnha.org |
| EE | Estonia | 2006 |
Innove
Lõõtsa 4, 11415 Tallinn ESTONIA |
Mr Tõnis Arvisto tonis.arvisto@innove.ee |
| ES | Spain | 1950 |
WorldSkills Spain
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| FI | Finland | 1988 |
Skills Finland
Simonkatu 12 B 24 FIN - 00100 HELSINKI FINLAND |
Mrs Eija Alhojärvi eija.alhojarvi@skillsfinland.fi Ms Maria Atzmon maria.atzmon@skillsfinland.fi |
| FR | France | 1953 |
WorldSkills France
7, rue d'Argout 75002 Paris FRANCE |
Mrs Laurence GATES lgates@cofom.org |
| GE | Georgia | 2012 |
National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE)
1 M. Aleksidze str. Tbilisi 0193 GEORGIA |
Mrs Marina Zhvania marina.zhvania@eqe.ge |
| HK | Hong Kong, China | 1997 |
Vocational Training Council
Rm 613, 6/F 20A Tsing Yi Road Tsing Yi Island New Territories HONG KONG, CHINA |
Mr Simon Tang simtang@vtc.edu.hk |
| HR | Croatia | 2006 |
Croatia Skills
Getaldiceva 4 10000 Zagreb CROATIA |
Mr. Darko Farago darko.farago@gmail.com |
| HU | Hungary | 2006 |
Magyar Kereskedelmi és Iparkamara
(Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Szabadság tér 7. Budapest H-1054 HUNGARY |
Ms Zsófia Csiszár csiszar.zsofia@mkik.hu |
| ID | Indonesia | 2004 |
Ministry of National Education
Directorate of Technical and Vocational Education Gedung E, Lantai 13 Jl. .lend. Sudirman- Senayan Jakarta 10270 INDONESIA |
Mr. Joko Sutrisno jokodiknas@yahoo.com Mr Supriyatna supriatna67@yahoo.com |
| IE | Ireland | 1956 |
Department of Education and Science, National Skills Competition
c/o Cork Institute of Technology Bishopstown Cork IRELAND |
Mr John Twohig john.twohig@cit.ie |
| IN | India | 2006 |
National Skill Development Corporation
D-4 The Clarion Collection ( Qutub Hotel) Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg New Delhi 110016 INDIA |
Mr Dilip Chenoy dilip.chenoy@nsdcindia.org Mr Ravindra Kharbanda ravi.kharbanda@nsdcindia.org |
| IR | Iran | 2000 |
Technical & Vocational Training Organization TVTO
Azadi avenue Kosh Crossing TVTO HQ Building 5th floor, International Relations Department Tehran IRAN |
Dr Ali Asghar Rostami Abusaeedi abusaeedi@irantvto.ir MS Marzieh Adabimohazab adabimohazab@gmail.com Dr Ali Tavakoli Golpayegani atavakoli@irantvto.ir |
| IS | Iceland | 2007 |
Verkidn (Skills Ísland)
Stórhöfða 31 110 Reykjavík ICELAND |
Mr Björn Ágúst Sigurjónsson agust@rafis.is |
| IT | South Tyrol, Italy | 1995 |
Landesverband der Handwerker LVH
Mitterweg 7 39100 Bozen - Italy SOUTH TYROL, ITALY |
Dr. Thomas Pardeller worldskills.td@lvh.it |
| JM | Jamaica | 2004 |
Vocational Training Development Institute
National Training Agency 6B Oxford Road Kingston 5 West Indies JAMAICA |
Dr Wayne Wesley Wayne_Wesley@heart-nta.org |
| JP | Japan | 1961 |
JAVADA
5-25, 7 Chome Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-8327 JAPAN |
Mr Katsutoshi Tsukamoto world@javada.or.jp |
| KR | Korea | 1966 |
Human Resources Development Services
#370-4, Gongduck-dong Mapo-gu Postal Code : 121-757 SEOUL KOREA |
Ms Hye Mi Hong worldskillskorea@gmail.com |
| KW | Kuwait | 2012 |
Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
P.O. Box 23167 13092 Safat KUWAIT |
Mr Hajraf F. Al-Hajraf hfalah@live.com Mr Khalid A. Al-Mazrouei maz.khalid@gmail.com |
| LI | Principality of Liechtenstein | 1968 |
WorldSkills Liechtenstein
Postplatz 2 B.O. 22 FL-9494 Schaan Principality of LIECHTENSTEIN |
Mrs Karin Meier karin.meier@aiba.llv.li |
| LK | Sri Lanka | 2012 |
Vocational Training Authority - Sri Lanka
4th Floor "Nipunatha Piyasa" 354/2 Elvitigala Mw Narahenpita SRI LANKA |
Mr Dhammika Hewapathirana chairman@vtasl.gov.lk Dr T.A. Piyasiri piyasiri@mech.mrt.ac.lk |
| LU | Luxembourg | 1957 |
Ministry of Education & Vocational Training
c/ o CNFPC Esch-sur-Alzette 22, rue Henri Koch L-4004 Esch-sur-Alzette LUXEMBOURG |
Mr François Ortolani Francois.Ortolani@education.lu Mr Jean-Claude Binsfeld jean-claude.binsfeld@cnfpc.lu |
| LV | Latvia | 2011 |
State Education Development Agency
Valnu 3 Riga LV-1050 LATVIA |
Mrs Inta Ane inta.ane@viaa.gov.lv |
| MA | Morocco | 1998 |
Ministere de la Formation Professionnelle
ANGLE BD ANOUAL ET RESIDENCE ANDALOUSSIA Casablanca MOROCCO |
Mr. Chihab Sentissi chihabsentissi@yahoo.fr Mrs Boutahar Ilham boutahar@ofppt.ma |
| MO | Macao, China | 1983 |
Labour Affairs Bureau (Vocational Training Department)
Labour Affairs Bureau Rua do DR Francisco Vieira Machado No 221 a 279, Edifício “Advance Plaza” MACAO, CHINA |
Mr Ling Biu Hung lbhung@dsal.gov.mo |
| MX | Mexico | 2005 |
General Directorate of Vocational Training Centres
Boulevard Felipe Ángeles No. 301, Col. Venta Prieta, C.P. 42080, Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo. MEXICO |
Ms Guadalupe Ortiz desarrollo@cidfort.sems.gob.mx Dr Genny Gongora dir.tecnica@dgcft.sems.gob.mx Mr Marco Rivera godnone1206@yahoo.com Mrs Rebeca Gonzalez subdir.academica@dgcft.sep.gob.mx |
| MY | Malaysia | 1992 |
Department of Skills Development
Level 7, Block D4, Complex D Federal Government Administrative Centre 62530 Putrajaya MALAYSIA |
Dr Ghalip Spahat ghalip@mohr.gov.my |
| NA | Namibia | 2011 |
Namibia Training Authority
NTA Village/ NTA Building Rand Street Khomasdal NAMIBIA |
Mr Sens Shoolongo SShoolongo@nta.com.na |
| NL | Netherlands | 1962 |
Skills Netherlands
Frankrijklaan 8a 2391 PX Hazerswoude-dorp NETHERLANDS |
Mr Jos de Goey degoey@skills-netherlands.nl |
| NO | Norway | 1990 |
WorldSkills Norway
Middeltunsgate 27 0368 Oslo NORWAY |
Mrs Elisabeth Lange Elisabeth.Lange@norskindustri.no |
| NZ | New Zealand | 1985 |
WorldSklls NewZealand
PBB Building 75 South Street Fielding 4740 Auckland 6 NEW ZEALAND |
Mr Peter Spencer peter@worldskills.org.nz |
| OM | Oman | 2009 |
Ministry of Manpower
P.Box. 413 P.C. 100 Muscat OMAN |
Mr Haji Al Bulushi hajialbulushi@yahoo.co.uk |
| PH | Philippines | 1994 |
TESDA
TESDA Complex, East Service Road South Superhighway, Taguig, Metro Manila 1630 PHILIPPINES |
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| PT | Portugal | 1950 |
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional IEFP
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional Rua de Xabregas, 52 1949-003 Lisboa PORTUGAL |
Mr Carlos Fonseca carlos.fonseca@iefp.pt |
| PY | Paraguay | 2011 |
Servicio Nacional de Promoción Profesional (SNPP)
Molas Lopez Nº 480 Asunción PARAGUAY |
Mr Eleno Agapito Bron Gonzalez ebas@vox.com.py |
| RU | Russia | 2012 |
Foundation "Education to a society"
Office 605, bldn.7 9/17 Tverskaya street, Moscow 125009 RUSSIA |
Mrs Lidia Frolova lidiafrolova@yandex.ru Mr Pavel Chernykh spocalp@gmail.com |
| SA | Saudi Arabia | 2001 |
Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC)
Technical and Vocational Training Corperation (TVTC) P.O. Box 22870 Riyadh 11416 SAUDI ARABIA |
Dr Saleh A. Aboreshaid Al-Amr salamr@gotevot.edu.sa Eng. Mohammad Alkhamees khamees1@hotmail.com |
| SE | Sweden | 1994 |
Youth Skills Sweden AB
WorldSkills Sweden AB c/o Arbetet Box 1372 11193 STOCKHOLM SWEDEN |
Mrs Anneli Karlsson anneli.karlsson@worldskills.se |
| SG | Singapore | 1993 |
Institute of Technical Education
2 Ang Mo Kio Drive Block A Level 5 Singapore 567720 SINGAPORE |
Ms Iris Seet Iris_Seet@ite.edu.sg |
| TH | Thailand | 1993 |
Department of Skill Development
Department of Skill Development 7th Floor, Mitr Maitri Road Din Daeng, Bangkok, 10400 THAILAND |
Mr Prasarn Kiddee prasarnkid@gmail.com |
| TN | Tunisia | 1996 |
Agence Tunisienne de la Formation Professionnelle
21 Rue de la libye 1002 Tunis TUNISIA |
Mr Fayçal Ammar dafammar@yahoo.fr |
| TR | Turkey | 2009 |
Skills Turkey 100. Yıl Kız Teknik ve Meslek Lisesi 4. Cadde 74. Sokak 06500 Emek Mahallesi Çankaya - Ankara TURKEY |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Erkan Kaplanoğlu ekaplanoglu@marmara.edu.tr |
| TT | Trinidad and Tobago | 2012 |
National Training Agency
21-22 Mulchan Seuchan Road Chaguanas TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
Mrs Pauline Whiteman pauline-whiteman@ntatt.org |
| TW | Chinese Taipei | 1970 |
EVTA
7th Fl. No.501 Sec.2, Liming Rd. Taichung City TAIWAN |
Miss Mei Chuan Chuang mei@mail.cla.gov.tw |
| UK | United Kingdom | 1953 |
WorldSkills UK
c/o National Apprenticeship Services 1 Victoria Street, SW1H 4ET London UNITED KINGDOM |
Mr Eugene Incerti eugene.incerti@apprenticeships.gov.uk Ms Adanna Shallowe adanna.shallowe@apprenticeships.gov.uk |
| US | United States of America | 1973 |
SkillsUSA
14001 SkillsUSA Way Leesburg, Virginia 20176-5494 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Mr Scott Norman rnorman@pittstate.edu Mr Tim Lawrence tlawrence@skillsusa.org Mr David Worden dworden@skillsusa.org |
| VE | Venezuela | 2002 |
INCE
Av. Nueva Granada Edificio INCE, Urbanizacion Prado de Maria Caracas VENEZUELA |
Mrs. Ana Boadas anamariaboadas@gmail.com |
| VN | Vietnam | 2006 |
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
37B Nguyen Binh Khiem Hanoi Vietnam VIETNAM |
Dr Duong Duc Lan landuongduc@yahoo.com Mr Nguyen Chi Truong truongncvn@yahoo.com |
| ZA | South Africa | 1990 |
WorldSkills South Africa
665 Hofmeyr Street Wingate Park, Pretoria 153 Gauteng SOUTH AFRICA |
Mr André Vermeulen andrever@mweb.co.za |
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