Dubbed the ‘Olympics of the Trades’, WorldSkills is a global competition bringing together young talent from 73 countries.
Competitors are selected based on their capabilities in their respective skill areas, completing real work challenges to international quality standards.
Read about the 2015 competitors here.
This year, preliminary regional competitions are being held at polytechnics around New Zealand in April and May.
Age restrictions do not apply to competitors who are currently training for a career related to the skill category they are entering, although applicants over the age of 21 will not be eligible for the national competition.
Those who have completed their training must be 22 years or under as at 31 December 2016 to enter.
Competitors are selected based on their capabilities in their respective skill areas, completing real work challenges to international quality standards.
Applicants are required to work, live or study in the region they are applying to compete in (exceptions apply if the category they are competing in is not available in their area), and they must obtain approval from their employer.
The national competition will be taking place at Wintec 29 September – 2 October 2016. From here, the Tool Blacks team is selected to represent New Zealand at the International 2017 WorldSkills competition in Abu Dhabi.
More details on entering the competition are here.
