On the 4th of October 2016 the final of the first National ‘PalestineSkills’ Competition took place in Ramallah. Young craftsmen and women were encouraged to take part in this competition and show their skills. During these finals, the best craftsmen in tiling, painting, graphic design and confectionary were preselected. The preselected students will be further trained and prepared according to WorldSkills standards. In April the names of the three Palestinian students attending the international World Skills competition in Abu Dhabi shall be announced.    

World Skills is the largest vocational skills competition in the world. This year it will take place in Abu Dhabi from 14-19 October 2017. Young people from more than 70 member countries and regions will come to Abu Dhabi to compete in around 50 skill competitions. For the Palestinian youth it is the first time they have the occasion to participate.

More than 300 delegates travelled to Abu Dhabi to prepare for what promises to be an unforgettable WorldSkills Competition. In the meantime, the students are getting very intensive training courses in English, as well as in their own field, in order to improve their skills even further.

The Palestinian participants will all receive a perfection training from national experts, as well as international experts. The students  and their experts preparing for the graphic design competition will, thanks to the Belgian Development Cooperation, receive a training in Belgium, and will also compete in the Belgian Startech’s days, the Belgian WorldSkills Competition.

You can follow the journey of the students and their experts on Facebook: www.facebook.com/palestineskills