01 Jul Shenzhen School of Design hosts Worldskills Friendly
A report and photo essay documenting our first WorldSkills tour at the amazing School of Design at Shenzhen Institute of Technology in China...
27 May A celebration of the 2024 Global Skills Challenge — Thanks RMIT!
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As we wrap up a successful Global Skills Challenge held in Melbourne, Australia, it is worth reflecting on the amazing ‘newness’ in both the test projects deployed and the success of the competitor and expert interactions....
28 Aug 2023 Worldskills National Championships in Melbourne
Well done Nellie Holder, Carlos Bovey Mendez, Jordan Jackson, Yasha Dicey and Ava Vlahogiannis You were all simply amazing. Really pushing yourself beyond your comfort zones and producing more work in three days than most students produce in a term!...
17 Nov Worldskills International Special Edition – Aarau, Switzerland
Worldskills International Special Edition (46th) - Aarau, Switzerland was an amazing week of competition -- Hosted by @swissskills and VisCampus with 23 countries in attendance, Team Australia was proud to introduce Annabel Haizer (#skillaroo @a.nnibale) to the world stage. All the vital aspects of this amazing global...
03 Jul PacPrint 2022 & Global Skills Challenge 2.01
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It is such a treat to have been in Melbourne for the coldest start to Winter in 72 years. Country footy in Gippsland was frosty, but PACPRINT 2022 was abuzz and it makes sense to keep moving to keep the blood flowing....
14 May Global Skills Challenge 2022
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Extremely proud to host 22 Competitors from 19 Countries across 2 full days for Worldskills Australia in the lead up to Shanghai 2022....
29 Aug Worldskills Australia — National Championships
Big thanks to my judging team Indy Griffiths and Dale Fisher for their efforts to help get this 2021 Worldskills Australia National Skills Championship smoothly running and marked. And of course, huge virtual hugs and high fives for our little skill squad family consisting of: Jordan Ross Queensland...
07 Sep End of the #roadtorussia
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Like all good things, they come to an end. Worldskills Kazan 2019 ended with a bang, a flood of social media posts, Flickr accounts bursting with photogenic young people and the almost instant regional competition cycle on the return home. A great place to start...
24 Aug Kazan – C1 + C2. Rushed Notes & Tips
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Super rushed notes from the first two days of competition here in Kazan. Day 1 - Solid Art House Letterpress Printers rebrand for a great vintage press here in Kazan. Complete with a legendary Zilant; four colour PMS and themed with a constructivist style 8pp...
22 Aug C-2 – Familiarisation Day at the 45th WorldSkills International Competition
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Huge day. Late night. Competitors finally joined us on site and semi-official competitor/expert photos were handled by @Sathish Narayanan from India. What a beautiful way to celebrate their arrival with a huge defused natural lightbox in front of our skill area. So pleased to finally see...
20 Aug KAZAN C-3 – SKILL DEVELOPMENT
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Everyone is keen to get started. Team notifications intensify, last minute issues arise. It is hard to put down the phone and be totally present even before non-stop three hour presentations exhaust the levels of concentration in the room to zero. But, nevertheless, it is important...
19 Aug Kazan C-4 – Experts first briefing
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Experts on site. Notes to future self: Bring your own hi-viz and avoid a half hour line. Likewise with security check, avoid bringing a bag or water bottle. Or honey. Comprehensive slide deck and MAT training really brings experts together. The variety, diversity and application of...