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SINGAPORE SENDS RECORD NUMBER OF COMPETITORS

ACROSS MOST SKILL AREAS TO WORLDSKILLS COMPETITION 2024

SINGAPORE, 29 AUGUST 2024 - Singapore is set to send a contingent of 35 highly skilled youths from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), the polytechnics and SBS Transit to compete in 30 skill areas, at the upcoming 47th WorldSkills Competition (WSC) in Lyon, France, from 10 to 15 September 2024.

This is the biggest team Singapore has ever sent to the WorldSkills Competition, competing in the most skill areas since it first participated in 1995. WSC Lyon 2024 will feature some 1,400 competitors from more than 70 countries and regions around the world, competing in approximately 60 skills. For more information on WSC Lyon 2024, please visit worldskills2024.com.

Among the skill areas that Team Singapore is competing in, the ‘Exhibition Skill Area’ - Rail Vehicle Technology is a new skill area which will be represented by a team of two competitors. The list of Team Singapore competitors can be found in Annex A. Please refer to Annex B for more information on Singapore’s participation in the past WSCs.

The Sending-Off Ceremony for Team Singapore was held at Nanyang Polytechnic today, where the Minister for Education, Mr Chan Chun Sing, attended the ceremony as the Guest-of-Honour, gave a speech and handed the Singapore flag to the Team Captains – Mr Zechariah Tan Shen Wei (Web Technologies) and Ms Yu Si En Rachel (Hotel Reception) – in support of our competitors who will be representing Singapore in WSC Lyon 2024. Second Minister for Education, Dr Maliki Osman, will attend the WorldSkills Competition (WSC) in Lyon, France, from 12 to 16 September, to support and cheer on Team Singapore. In Lyon, 2M will participate in the WorldSkills Conference Panel, which will cover the topic "Brick by brick: Foundational skills for better Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)”.

Mr Tan Kok Yam, Chairman of WorldSkills Singapore Council, said, “Regardless of the outcome at the Competition, being selected as a top skilled youth in Singapore, is an achievement itself. We are proud of every competitor and believe they will inspire even more youths to pursue skill excellence.”

For media enquiries, please contact:

Ms Karen Sum
Senior Head/Publications, ITE
Tel: 6590 2029 / 9875 1132
Email: Karen_Sum@ite.edu.sg

Ms Jamie Chan
Senior Head/Media, ITE
Tel: 6590 2026 / 9845 0910
Email: Jamie_Chan@ite.edu.sg

About WorldSkills Singapore

WorldSkills Singapore is a member of WorldSkills International and is led by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). Biennial WorldSkills Singapore Competitions are jointly organised by the Institute of Technical Education, Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, SkillsFuture Singapore and the Ministry of Education. WorldSkills Singapore supports the national SkillsFuture movement and offers a platform for competitors to showcase their capabilities in the pursuit of skills mastery. It is but one of many milestones in the lifelong journey of Singaporeans to deepen skills and to discover their passions. For more information, please visit https://worldskills.sg.

 About SkillsFuture Singapore

 SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) drives and coordinates the implementation of the national SkillsFuture movement, promotes a culture of lifelong learning and strengthens the ecosystem of training and adult education in Singapore. Through a holistic suite of national SkillsFuture initiatives, SSG enables Singaporeans to take charge of their learning journey in their pursuit of skills mastery. SSG also works with key stakeholders to ensure that students and adults have access to high quality and industry-relevant training that meet the demands of different sectors of the economy for an innovative and productive workforce. For more information, visit www.ssg.gov.sg.

ANNEX A

TEAM SINGAPORE AT WOLRDSKILLS COMPETITION 2024

 ^# Skill area that Singapore is taking part in for the first time at WSC.

ANNEX B

SINGAPORE’S PARTICIPATION IN PAST WORLDSKILLS COMPETITIONS

For over 70 years, the WorldSkills Competition (WSC), organised by WorldSkills International, has come to symbolise the pinnacle of excellence in skilled trades and technologies training.

Every two years, over a thousand talented youths, accompanied by their teachers, coaches and trainers, gather from around the world to compete in the skills of their various trades and to test themselves against demanding international standards. They represent the best of their peers drawn from regional and national skills competitions.

First introduced as a national skills competition in Madrid, Spain, in 1947, to raise the image of vocational training in the country, the WSC became an international competition in 1950 with two participating countries – Spain and Portugal.

WorldSkills Singapore Office is Singapore’s Official Representative at WorldSkills International, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote the image of skills and skilled careers through competitions and exchanges for youths.

Singapore has been participating in the WorldSkills Competitions since 1995, and the table below summarises Team Singapore’s participation over the years: