WorldSkills is an international skills
competition organization that has been
promoting the qualification of skilled
workers for decades. Together the
two partners are planning to hold an
international championship on robot
programming in the Russian city of Kazan in
August 2019.
WorldSkills has been committed to the
recognition of professional skills since 1947.
Through skills competitions in 80 Member
countries and regions, as well as through the
world championships of skills, WorldSkills
promotes skills excellence around the
globe. WorldSkills builds confidence in
young people, empowers communities,
and helps to fuel economies through skills
development.
The next WorldSkills Competition will be held
in the Russian city of Kazan in 2019. For the
first time Kazan will feature an international
competition in the discipline of robot
programming. While this championship
is a pilot, FANUC and WorldSkills hope
to establish it as a regular international
competition in the future. In total, Kazan is
expected to attract participants from around
60 countries and regions as well as 250,000
spectators at all venues.
“FANUC has more than 40 years of
experience in developing industrial robots,”
continues Mr Tanzawa. The company has
installed more than 550,000 robots in
factories worldwide. “We are very excited to
be a WorldSkills Global Partner and to give
young people an opportunity to learn more
about robot programming”. FANUC itself
has established training centers at many of
its worldwide facilities. There FANUC offers
training for customer employees in the
operation and programming of industrial
robots. “We hope that participants in the
WorldSkills competition will be able to use
their knowledge to improve their career
opportunities,” adds Tanzawa.
“FANUC demonstrates that the future of
professional skills is shaped by innovation
and automation,” says Alexander Amiri,
Director of Sponsorship and Partnership
at WorldSkills. “FANUC’s involvement as
a WorldSkills Global Partner helps young
people around the world to develop the
skills and pioneering spirit that are needed
to respond to changes in production”.
WorldSkills and FANUC have already
worked together successfully in the past on
the national level. In France, for example,
the two partners have organized national
industrial robot competitions.
For more information visit FANUC
and WorldSkills.
www.worldskills.org
www.fanuc.eu/uk/en
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