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EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN

WorldSkills
deadline
extended –
enter now!

#WSSA

The application deadline for the local
WorldSkills competition has been
extended to 15 May so HVAC&R
artisans still have time to submit
their entries online.

T

he next WorldSkills competition
takes place in 2017 in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates, giving top
young artisans from all over the world a
chance to compete in a life-changing
global event.
Artisans will compete in a variety of
categories, from hairdressing to welding,
and HVAC&R hopefuls can enter in
the ‘air conditioning and refrigeration’
category.
The regional World Skills South Africa
(WSSA) competitions will take place after
entries close and from these, a category
winner will be selected to represent their
country abroad.
“We have a considerable talent pool
of young artisans in South Africa, and
the World Skills South Africa competition
is both about celebrating that talent,
as well as communicating how key

the artisanal sector is to South Africa's
economy,” said Dr Raymond Patel,
WSSA chair.
This is your chance to grow your
career via a sponsored journey of a
lifetime and represent South Africa at the
international competition in Abu Dhabi.
For the application form, visit
www.worldskillssa.dhet.gov.za
About WorldSkills
WorldSkills International (WSI), the
largest skills competition in the
world, was founded in 1950. It is a
global organisation that promotes
vocational, technological and service
oriented education and training. It
promotes skilled careers in 72 member
countries and regions, all working
with youth, educators, governments,
and industries to help prepare the
workforce and talent of today for the
jobs of the future.
The young professionals, who are
selected by their respective countries,
may only participate once in the
competition and must be between the
ages of 18 and 22 years.
In South Africa the WorldSkills
initiative is championed by the
Department of Higher Education and
Training. Even though South Africa has
participated in WSI events since 1990,
WSSA was formally established in April
2013 by the Deputy Minister of the
Department of Higher Education and
Training, Mduduzi Manana. CLA

The World Skills team for ‘Refrigeration
and Airconditioning’ that went to Brazil
in 2015: Bob Vuletic (left) went over
as judge, with Marko Combrinck, the
competitor.

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