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We inspire young people to develop a passion for skills and pursuing excellence, through competitions and promotions.

We develop skills through global training standards, bench marking systems, and enhancing industry engagement. 

We influence industries, the government, and educators through cooperation and research — building a global platform of skills for all.

WorldSkills builds confidence, empowers communities, and helps to fuel economies.

PROJECTS

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National Skills Competitons

See our National Skills Competitions below

1st National Skills Competition- November 2003 National Arena & Indoor Sports Centre

The inaugural Skills Competition was held at the National Arena in November 2003 and saw over 300 competitors from over 40 institutions competing for two days....read more

3rd National Skills Competition - April 2008 National Arena & Indoor Sports Centre

The third National Skills Competition was held at the National Arena in April 2008 and saw over 500 competitors from over 80 institutions competing for two days...read more

5th National Skills Competition - February 2014 Stonyy Hill

The fifth National Skills Competition was held at the Stony Hill HEART Academy February 2014. The competition featured one hundred and eighty (180) competitors...read more

2nd National Skills Competition - March 2005 National Arena & Indoor Sports Centre

The second National Skills Competition was held at the National Arena in March 2005 and saw over 350 competitors from over 50 institutions competing for two days...read more

4th National Skills Competition - April 2008 University of Technology, Jamaica

The fourth National Skills Competition was held at the University of Technology, Jamaica and Jamaica German Automotive School October 2010 and saw over...read more

6th National Skills Competition - February 2018 National Arena, and Caribbean Maritime Institute

The sixth National Skills Competition was held at the National Arena and the Caribbean Maritime Institute February 2018...read more
7th National Skills Competition - September 2021 The Virtual Experience

The seventh National Skills Competition was held virtually during the pandemic period

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REGIONAL SKILLS COMPETITIONS
Jamaica participated in two Regional Skills Competitions

  • WorldSkills Americas – Rio, Brazil 2010

  • WorldSkills Americas – São Paulo, Brazil 2012

WorldSkills INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

WorldSkills Helsinki Finland 2005

WorldSkills Jamaica participated in WorldSkills International Competition in Finland Helsinki 26-29 May 2005(the first Caribbean Country to do so)…read more

 

WorldSkills Japan
2007

Jamaica’s top winners from the 2005 National Skills Competition: Brian Lumley, MarlonMaulsby, Alia Wedderburn and Arane Johnson joined over 600 other competitors from over…read more

WorldSkills Canada
2009

Jamaica’s top winners from the 2008 National Skills Competition: Jasan Pusey, Marvin Robinson and Shawn McLean joined over 700 other competitors from over 50 countries to compete …read more

WorldSkills LONDON 2011

Jamaican competitors: Rochelle Grindley, Rushio Billings and Sashamoie Battick joined over 900 other competitors from 58 countries to compete in 45 skill areas over a four-day period.

WorldSkills KAZAN 2019

The 45th staging of the WorldSkills Competitions were held in Russia at the Kazan Exposition Center in the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan over the period August 24-27, 2019.

A delegation of 23 represented Jamaica to include our competitors who participated in Electronics, Cooking, Graphic Design Technology, Welding, Mechanical ComputerAided Design (CAD), Mobile Robotics and Mechatronics over four (4) days as follows:

Competitors

  • Adrian Shackleford - Electronics

  • Savannah Peterkin - Cooking

  • Shanice Bromfield - Graphic Design Technology

  • Ricardo Campbell - Welding

  • Andre Campbell - Mechanical CAD

  • Jenelle Hinds - Mobile Robotics

  • Dihanroy Mitchell - Mobile Robotics

  • Matthew Gilzene- Mechatronics

  • Nardica Phillips - Mechatronics

CONFERENCE

Host- WorldSkills General Assembly – Kingston 2010

WorldSkills Conference and Leaders Forum

WorldSkills Youth Forum

WorldSkills Diamond Celebration