Competenz

WorldSkills

WorldSkills is the ‘Olympics’ for tradespeople, held on a biannual basis. And Competenz supports the event by mentoring and supporting our best young apprentices or newly qualified tradesmen, much as any coach for an internationally competitive event.

WorldSkills New Zealand is an independent, non-profit charitable trust dedicated to encouraging young people to excel in vocational skills.

Competitions are held in New Zealand at a Regional and National level, and our very best fitters, welders and light fabricators compete to be chosen for the Tool Blacks team to compete at International level.

The next International WorldSkills event will be hosted in London, United Kingdom in late 2011.

WorldSkills aim to:

• Encourage, recognise and reward skill excellence
• Raise the standards of skills training in New Zealand
• Raise the self-confidence and self-esteem of the young participants
• Have New Zealand recognised as one of the highest skilled nations in the world
• Promote Skills Training as a first choice career to school leavers.