Young Danish carpenter, Kenneth Meldgaard, explains the perks of choosing carpentry as a career. He also has a message for his country.

Yves Zimmer from Luxembourg is a very friendly Competitor in the Industrial Control skill at WorldSkills Calgary 2009.He chose industrial control because it combined his passions of mechanics (which he learnt from his father) and electronics (which he learnt at school) and gave him a new challenge.He has met a number of new friends at WorldSkills Calgary 2009 and has taken with him a number of les

Expert in the Car Painting category at WorldSkills Calgary 2009, Rodney Bolton, walks us through what this years Competitors need to do. They will be take a wrecked hood and making it look brand new again.

Martin Ernst explains that the reason he loves offset printing is because he loves working with and watching the different colours. It always presents new challenges because a good offset printer must always watch the machines and be able to problem solve with them. WorldSkills Calgary 2009 has been a great experience for him because of the different languages and cultures.

Armin Profanter describes his challenge for the restaurant service competition today at WorldSkills Calgary 2009. Today the challenge is on bar service where Armin must prepare cocktails and appetizers for the guests.He trained for five months at his home in South Tyrol, Italy, in preparation for the 40th WorldSkills Competition in Calgary.Restaurant service is more complex than many people think,

Beate Bratvold has always had an interested in jewellery. She loves to work with her hands and the best part is seeing the satisfaction of her clients when they see the finished product.She takes us through some of the tools she uses in her skill, some of which many people would not usually associate with jewellery making. 

Karl Kowalczyk from Germany shows us what Competitors at the 40th WorldSkills Competition in Calgary have been working on over the last four days. He takes us on a tour of the equipment they use, and also let's us in on what the Competitors will be judged on.

WorldSkills TV captures the emotion of the Closing Ceremony of WorldSkills Calgary 2009 when we speak to some of the medal winners. Everyone at the 40th WorldSkills Competition is a winner in their own right, but these medallists have an extra special glow.

Maria Santos speaks about the training involved in her preparation for WorldSkills Calgary 2009 and the support she had from those around her which allowed her to take part in the Competition.She has a great love of pastry and values good quality ingredients in her work. 

WorldSkills TV Host Alesia Fieldberg visits various Try-a-Skill stations at Skill City at the 40th WorldSkills Competition in Calgary to show us all the great things students can check out.