WorldSkills Australia
About
WorldSkills Australia is a social enterprise that passionately believes skills drive the future of young people, and of Australia.
We are part of an international WorldSkills movement.
We have been enabling young people to showcase their trade and skills talents since 1981.
Our skills-based competitions operate at regional, national and international levels, and are aligned to National Training Packages, Apprenticeships Australia and Jobs Australia schemes. Our National Championship is Australia’s biggest vocational education and excellence competition.
We promote and build a skills culture, celebrate excellence and showcase vocational education and training. We achieve this by engaging in research, promoting skills, building careers, focusing on education and skills training in Australia, fostering international cooperation and development, and running skills competitions and leadership programs.
Mission
Our mission is to actively engage in the development of policy and the practice of skills excellence in Australia through competitions, international benchmarking and applied research.
Vision
Our vision is to contribute to sustainable economic prosperity through the development, recognition and promotion of excellence in skills.
Purpose
Our purpose is to encourage Australians to celebrate vocational education and training, to shift perceptions and create the understanding that to learn a skill and choose a skill-based career, is one of the most important decisions a young person and their family will ever make.
WorldSkills Australia championships operate on a two-year cycle. Competitions begin at a grass roots level in one of 34 Australian regions.
North QLD
See RegionSouth West Victoria
See RegionSunraysia
See RegionMelbourne East
See RegionGippsland
See RegionEast Coast QLD
See RegionNew England
See RegionRiverina Murray
See RegionNorthern Region SA
See RegionBallarat-Wimmera
See RegionNorthern Territory
See RegionCanberra
See RegionSydney West
See RegionCentral QLD
See RegionSouth West QLD
See RegionBrisbane
See RegionMelbourne
See RegionNorthern Rivers
See RegionMid Coast
See RegionMacquarie
See RegionIllawarra
See RegionGold Coast
See RegionNorth West WA
See RegionSouth West WA
See RegionGoldfields
See RegionPerth North
See RegionAdelaide
See RegionPerth South
See RegionTasmania
See RegionSydney
See RegionSouth East SA
See RegionHunter
See RegionGeelong
See RegionCentral Victoria
See RegionSuccessful competitors have the opportunity to progress to a number of career-boosting pathways. In addition to potentially competing for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in their chosen skill nationally, and even internationally as members of the Skillaroos – the WorldSkills Australia International Team – there are leadership programs and scholarships to enable young people to become the very best versions of themselves.
Vocational Education and Training (VET) in School students, students, apprentices, and trainees can all enter the Regional Championships.
We work with employers and training providers to tailor competitions to meet local skills demands. This helps to ensure that Australia has apprentices for the jobs it has to offer, and that our young people are career ready.