Worldskills Abu Dhabi 2017

WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 will be the first international skills excellence competition to be held in the Middle East. More than 1,200 competitors will take part in some 50 skill competitions. The delegates are expected to include representatives from all 75 of the WorldSkills Member countries and regions. Abu Dhabi is an exciting and dynamic destination, which is truly international with a culture strongly rooted in tradition. The Competitions will showcase the very best skills practitioners to a national and worldwide audience, demonstrating the tangible benefits of pursuing vocational education. At the event Competitors and Experts will have an unprecedented opportunity to network and exchange best practices with participating countries/regions from the Middle East and nearby continents including Asia and Africa. WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 will boost existing relations, as well as facilitate the development of new partnerships and the global exchange of knowledge. In a region that has faced conflict and economic challenges, WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 will represent the very best of human endeavour and the forward-looking vision of the leadership of the UAE. Skills excellence is part of the past, present, and future of Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates. Skills were as essential for the boat builders, pearl divers, and weavers of centuries gone by as they were for the pioneers of the oil industry in the 1960s. Today, vocational education and skills excellence are at the heart of equipping a new entrepreneurial generation with the tools to lead the economic diversification of the United Arab Emirates.