On May 20 in Kazan, Russia, Simon Bartley, President of WorldSkills International (seated left), and DS Jang, Secretary General of Samsung Skills at Samsung Electronics, are participating in a signing ceremony saying Samsung’s sponsorship of WorldSkills Kazan 2019. Standing behind them is Rustam Nurgalievich Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, of which Kazan is the capital.
Every different yr, tons of of gifted younger folks from world wide collect to compete within the WorldSkills Competition – also referred to as the “World Championships of Skills.” This yr’s competitors, held from August 22 to 27 in Kazan, Russia, will mark the seventh consecutive time that Samsung Electronics has sponsored the celebrated occasion and the fourth consecutive time that the corporate has served as WorldSkills’ sole Overall Event Presenter (OEP).
WorldSkills Kazan 2019 is predicted to attract roughly 1,400 opponents from 67 international locations. Contestants will showcase their expertise whereas representing their nation in competitions spanning practically 60 trades and vocations, together with carpentry, engineering, culinary and graphic design, and far more.
The purpose for this and every WorldSkills Competition is to encourage opponents to succeed in new heights and assist them flip their ardour right into a career. For Samsung, the competitors presents a precious alternative to help vocational coaching in international locations world wide, and nurture the event of future engineers.
“Samsung Electronics’ sponsorship of our event is meaningful because Samsung believes that companies should play a big role in helping teenagers hone their skills and create their own careers,” mentioned Simon Bartley, President of WorldSkills International.
Samsung has an extended historical past of supporting younger employees’ skilled pursuits. In addition to internet hosting the annual Global Samsung Skills Competition, which gives a platform for its expert workers to reinforce and showcase their expertise excellence, the corporate has been a sponsor of Korea’s National Skills Competition and a constant supporter of Team Korea within the WorldSkills Competition since 2007.
Korea will ship round 50 opponents to this yr’s WorldSkills Competition, 19 of whom hail from Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Samsung BioLogics. These gifted younger Samsung workers will compete in a complete of 15 classes, together with mechatronics and cellular robotics.
In addition to contributing 1.5 million euros to this yr’s occasion, Samsung plans to put in an on-site expertise zone that may supply opponents and guests an up-close take a look at the corporate’s newest improvements.
“Samsung has deeply understood the importance of skilled workforce for industry and strongly believed that their skills excellence leads to the competitiveness of their companies and countries,” mentioned DS Jang, Secretary General of Samsung Skills (a division of Samsung Electronics). “That’s why Samsung has participated in WorldSkills movement over ten years and supported young professionals making their dreams and hopes come true through skills excellence.”
