40th International WorldSkills Competition - September 2009
In September 2009, 28 talented Australians will head off to Calgary in Canada to compete in the 40th International WorldSkills Competition as part of the Skillaroos team Australia.These young men and women are all trade and skill champions who have battled it out over the last two years at regional level and then national level, for a place on the Skillaroos team and the chance to represent their country at the Olympics of trade skills.
Key stats
- 4 days of competition
- 900 young skilled trades professionals vying for gold
- 50 countries competing
- 3,000 volunteers
- 5,000 international experts delegates and judges
WorldSkills Videos
SkillsOne got behind the scenes at WorldSkills Australia National awards ceremony in July to talk to some of the skill and trade champions who will be competing as part of Skillaroos team Australia at the 40th International WorldSkills Competition next year. View the videos
See some of these young Australians in action.
See some of these young Australians in action.
Skillaroo 2009 Bricklayer - Nigel Croke Listen to Nigel, the hot shot brickie from NSW, talking us through his bricklaying creation at the WorldSkills National competition.
Skillaroo 2009 Chef – Nenad Djuric Watch Nenad cooking up a storm as he creates a two course meal in 15 minutes at the WorldSkills National Competition.
Highlights from the National Competition 2008
The Worldskills Australia National competion took place in July this year at Darling Harbour in Sydney. The competition was a massive success with 28 gold medalists being selected to compete at the 40th International WorldSkills Competition next year in Calgary as part of the Skillaroos team Australia.Mark’s Blog – WorldSkills Australia CEO Mark Callaghan’s low down on the 2008 National WorldSkills Competition.
