WorldSkills Ireland 2024 has launched.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan TD said:
“Once again Worldskills Ireland will celebrate the best of Irish skills opportunities, with competitors from up to 30 disciplines showcasing the best of their skills and professions.
“It is a brilliant opportunity for young people from all over the country to explore the variety of skills based career paths available to them, from traditional fields, like construction and mechanics, to newer areas, such as financial services, green skills and retrofitting.
“I hear consistent messages from employers in areas of skills demand, so it’s great to see events like Worldskills returning, benefitting both students and employers from across Ireland.”
Minister O’Donovan spoke to an audience made up of WorldSkills Ireland sponsors, stakeholders, exhibitors, previous WorldSkills Ireland competition winners and representatives from various educational bodies, including the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, Techno Teachers and Educational Magazine.
This year’s free-to-attend WorldSkills Ireland event will be running concurrently with The Irish Times Higher Options event at RDS, Simmonscourt, Dublin, from September 25th-27th, 2024. The WorldSkills Ireland event is Ireland’s largest coming together of second level students across the country.
The central focus of the WorldSkills Ireland event is to highlight the power of skills competitions as a promotional instrument for a skilled future, and the innovative nature of further and higher education programmes.
Chair of WorldSkills Ireland Ray English said:
“We are delighted again to present to 30,000 students and visitors the chance to see the full range of career and educational opportunities at Ireland’s largest skills show.
“Employers will get the chance to attract career seekers to their sectors across ICT, Social and Personal Services, Manufacturing and Construction, Transport and Logistics, whilst all education and training providers are showcasing the many and varied routes through education to a lifelong career.”
WorldSkills is also aimed at changing negative perceptions around Apprenticeships and a skills-based career. It educates students, teachers, guidance counsellors and especially parents and guardians about the variety of opportunities available to young people in Ireland.
WorldSkills Ireland 2024 will showcase the ever-growing range of skills careers and Apprenticeships in Ireland and inspire today’s youth to investigate the multiple career pathways available now through Further Education, Apprenticeships and Higher Education.
Those who register for WorldSkills Ireland 2024 will get the chance to test careers with employer based “Try A Skill” interactive tasks, experience career and education spotlight talks, engage with employers in recruitment, and see regional opportunities available from the 16 Education and Training Boards, Technological Universities, Universities, and Apprenticeship Consortium Employers. WorldSkills Ireland 2024 will also showcase for students the use of AI and Virtual Reality Education through the Further Education and Training Village, and the latest sustainable and green technologies with industry showcases.
The support of the main sponsors, John Sisk and Sons, CIF, Bus Éireann-Dublin Bus, ESB Networks, Autodesk and other sector sponsors such as Fáilte Ireland, VW group, Unilin, and Mitsubishi Electric Ireland among so many others, is welcome.
Minister O’Donovan added his encouragement to parents and guardians to attend WorldSkills Ireland 2024 to understand the wide variety of skills pathways and careers available to their children.
Those wishing to attend are encouraged to register here: World Skills Ireland (registrationdesk.ie) .
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