WorldSkills Lyon 2024

The highlight of the coming fall: the city of Lyon in France will be hosting the next WorldSkills competitions from 10-15 September 2024. Young professionals from all over the world will show off their skills and talent at these professional competitions.

Where there is a skill, there is a way! This motto of WorldSkills Lyon 2024 makes it clear: anything is possible with education. And the anticipation among the young competitors is huge! After the pandemic, the WorldSkills competitions is once again being held all together in one place: Lyon, France. As a Platinum Sponsor and Global Industry Partner (GIP), Festo supports six skills in the field of production engineering and mechanical engineering with official competition equipment.

WorldSkills Lyon 2024: Facts and figures at a glance

  • The world's largest vocational technical training event
  • The 47th WorldSkills vocational competition
  • Venue: EUREXPO LYON (exhibition center)
  • Opening and closing ceremony: Groupama Stadium
  • A top event for families, schools and trainers
    as well as for stakeholders from education, politics, business and associations
  • 59 skills and 3 demonstration disciplines in the starting lineup
  • "Try-a-Skill" – everyone can try out a profession for themselves
  • 65 countries and regions from 5 continents taking part
  • 1500 young competitors giving their best for the medals
  • 1400 experts looking after the participants
  • 250,000 visitors are expected from all over the world
  • Free admission

Further details can be found on the official website of WorldSkills Lyon 2024

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