WorldSkills is an international movement that promotes vocational education and aims to get young professionals excited about technology by organizing competitions worldwide across a wide range of disciplines, including industrial and factory automation.
For more than 30 years, Festo has been a proud Global Industry Partner of WorldSkills. We cooperate closely with WorldSkills and support them with nurturing young talents and developing their competencies in areas such as mechatronics, Industry 4.0, water technology, renewable energy, industrial mechanics and control.
WorldSkills and EuroSkills competitions continuously integrate the latest technological trends while also reflecting the changing requirements of industry and modern job profiles. They create a structured environment where students can apply their knowledge in realistic, practical conditions.
In addition to WorldSkills competitions, Festo supports early engagement initiatives such as the FIRST® LEGO® League. These programs introduce children to technology and engineering through practical challenges and creative activities using LEGO®.
During the competition, teams design and build robots together to solve tasks and then present their solutions.
By encouraging curiosity, teamwork and problem-solving from an early age, we are laying the foundation for a future interest in technical professions.
WorldSkills is an international organization that promotes vocational excellence through worldwide competitions. Festo is a Global Industry Partner and contributes equipment, technical expertise and advice to several industrial disciplines.
Festo backs topics such as mechatronics, Industry 4.0, water technology, renewable energy, industrial mechanics and industrial control. These areas represent current trends in automation and manufacturing technologies.
The involvement of Festo goes beyond financial sponsorship. The company contributes technical systems, participates in defining competition challenges, helps verify that standards are met, and shares expertise to ensure competitions reflect real-life industrial practice.
Competitions enhance technical competence, enhance professional attitude, and increase confidence. They also provide an international benchmark and improve the employability of the participants by demonstrating their practical competencies and their commitment.
Institutions benefit because participation validates their educational credentials, it increases their visibility and forges stronger links with industry. Competitions also provide specific benchmarks that benefit curriculum development and continuous improvement.
By developing highly skilled professionals who can meet the needs of industry, competitions help build a qualified workforce. This boosts innovation, productivity and sustainable economic growth at regional and national level.