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The WorldSkills India finals came to a conclusion recently with the selection of 21 winners who will represent India across 19 individual skill categories at the grand finale to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in August this year.
WorldSkills is one of its kind international competition that was exclusively created for fostering the development of skills among the youth across the world. The event is considered to be the 'Olympics for Skill' now and is held once every two years.
The selection of team India which was drawn over an 11-month period starting from April 2014, saw in all 1,050 participants from across 22 unique skills. The finals held in Delhi saw the selection of 21 winners from 19 different categories, while the winners for three more skill categories will be made on a later date.
In all, a total of 113 rounds were held (85 regional, 27 national and one final round) before the winners were selected by a jury of 58 members.
“The participants who came from the nook and corner of the country competed in the true spirit of sportsmanship. We are also seeing a silent revolution happening in skilling ecosystem in the country," said Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO of NSDC. "Skills that were traditionally considered to be male dominated are seeing women contestants and vice versa. This year we saw a lady competing for welding while men were competing in the beauty and wellness section. This is the kind of change we always hoped for and are happy to see them happening.”
WorldSkills India is organised and conducted by National Skill Development Corporation with the support of Confederation of Indian Industry. This year WorldSkills India competition was also supported by the recently created Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
At the WorldSkills International 2013 held in Leipzig, Germany, India had won three medals of excellence in the categories of Gems & Jewellery, Graphic Design, and IT Software Solutions for Business.
The WorldSkills International Finals will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil between August 11 and 16 this year. Team India will compete with national winners from 73 other WSI member countries.
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