The international conference Skills Competitions for VET Development was held on October 9, 2025, to mark the completion of the Skills Competitions for VET Development project number ๐๐๐๐-๐-๐๐๐๐ -๐๐๐๐๐ -๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, which created synergies between VET schools, companies, and experts, supporting the vocational education of young people and promoting excellence in professions through WorldSkills competitions.
The conference featured four panels in which guests shared relevant experiences, innovative strategies, and valuable resources for developing and strengthening skills in technical and vocational education.
In the first panel, competitors who participated in EuroSkills Herning 2025, together with experts from WorldSkills Romania, shared their emotions and experiences during the competition, discussing the challenges they faced and what it meant to proudly represent Romania’s trades on the European stage.
In the second panel, the WorldSkills Romania experts shared with the guests how they prepared the competitors for EuroSkills Herning 2025, presenting the strategies, methods, and resources used, as well as the intense effort, hours of training, and constant dedication that allowed the competitors to face the challenges and excel on the European stage of trades.
In panel 3, Dr Maลgorzata Kowalska explained why WorldSkills competitions can be considered a driving force for the development of vocational and technical education. She presented the resources developed as part of the SkillsComp project, aimed at schools and companies that want to organise competitions in the WorldSkills format.
The conference was held at the Artifex University in Bucharest and was organised by ลukasiewicz โ Institute of Sustainable Technologies and WorldSkills Romania.
We want to thank the WorldSkills Romania experts for their participation:
๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Prof. Larisa Ile, Association of Tourism Teachers and Mentors „Edu4Tourism”
๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ : Prof. Mariana Rฤdoi, Ucecom „Spiru Haret” College, together with Ms Valentina Otulescu, deputy director of the college, and Ms Liliana Bucur, Top Line Romania
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ: Eng. Alexandru Podariu, Biodigy
๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ: Lecturer Dr Iuliu Duma, University of Art and Design Cluj-Napoca – Design Department
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ: Prof. Dr Ing. Luciana Cristea, Transylvania University of Braศov
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐: Gheorghe Cazan, Hofag Engineering
๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ: Eng. Mihai Ionescu, BDT Ford
๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐ : Cornel Bฤrbuศ, Romanian Fibre Optics Association
Thank you all for your commitment and participation! Together, we are taking concrete steps towards a future where vocational education offers real opportunities and lasting results.
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