The talented young people taking part in WorldSkills professional championships are already winners. The first milestone on the way to becoming the world’s most skilled professional is taking part in a national competition in their own country. As proud representatives of their countries, they then compete in regional competitions such as EuroSkills, WorldSkills Africa, WorldSkills ASEAN or the WorldSkills World Championships. These international competitions take place once every two years. They are an unforgettable and inspiring experience for the young participants and an important starting point for their careers.
The WorldSkills Competitions draw on technology trends such as digitalisation and green skills, reflecting current developments in job profiles on the labour market. Before new job profiles are accepted as official competition disciplines, they are first presented as demonstration professions. That is how the topics of water management, Industry 4.0 and renewable energies made their way into the World Championships in 2019 and 2022.
Festo was the first "Global Industry Partner" of the WorldSkills Organisation in 1991 and has played an active role in joint events and the forward-thinking design of the disciplines of the competition ever since.
As a Global Industry Partner, we are a central link for co-operation between industry, education, politics and NGOs.
Our common aims are as follows:
All young participants in the championship work with high-quality equipment that has been officially approved by WorldSkills.
For the four skills areas of
Festo is the main sponsor. WorldSkills has relied on state-of-the-art training systems and components from Festo Didactic fore more than 30 years.
Our learning systems foster comprehensive training by combining theoretical knowledge with practical application. The "Festo Learning Experience (LX)" learning portal and the exercises on the physical training systems optimally prepare young participants for all the six disciplines of the professional competitions.