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UK team
bidding to bring the 2011 Worldskills competition to London successful.
This is great news for Scotland and offers a fantastic
opportunity to inspire the country’s young people to achieve excellence in
skills.
 The
successful bid by the UK to host the world’s largest skills competition for
young people offers Scotland a fantastic opportunity to showcase its talents
to the rest of the world, Allan Wilson said today.
The Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning was speaking in
Melbourne where he was part of the successful UK team bidding to bring the
2011 Worldskills competition to London.
He said that Scotland hopes to host a day at the four-day event which will
see young people aged 18 - 22 from more than 40 countries compete in skills
ranging from engineering and IT to carpentry and cooking.
Mr Wilson said:
“This is great news for Scotland and offers a fantastic opportunity to
inspire the country’s young people to achieve excellence in skills.
“It is the talent and know-how of Scotland’s people that will help drive
forward our economy. That is why I want to see Scotland’s schoolchildren
develop a real appetite for learning and the world of work.
“Bringing such a high-profile event as Worldskills to the UK will really
help raise the profile of vocational learning, and will help stimulate young
people’s interest in work and training.
“I want to see Scotland play an active part not only in 2011 but in events
leading up to the competition itself. I look forward to working with
Scotland’s schools, colleges and businesses over the coming months to help
us ensure that Scotland makes the most of this fantastic opportunity.”
NOTES:
1. The UK submitted its bid on 31 March 2006 to host Worldskills 2011.
Sweden and Australia also put in bids to stage the event.
2. Held every two years, the first Worldskills Competition took place in
Madrid in 1950 as a forum for young people to demonstrate their vocational
skills. The last competition was held in 2005 in Helskinki, Finland.
3. For further information, go to:
http://www.worldskillslondon2011.com/
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