Spread the Word about the WorldSkills movement
WorldSkills Calgary 2009 (WS Calgary 2009) and WorldSkills International (WSI) are introducing a new initiative in time for the 40th WorldSkills Competition. This project is to highlight and showcase the stars of the Competition: the Competitors. Through a unique and creative videography approach we want to help bring world recognition and awareness to the WorldSkills movement and Competition.
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Medalists from the 40th WorldSkills Competition in Calgary
Skill: Social & Personal Services, Creative Arts & Fashion, Information & Communication Technology, Manufacturing (& Engineering) Technology, Construction & Building Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Ladies/Mens Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy, Confectioner / Pastry Cook, Cooking, Restaurant Service, Caring, Jewellery, Floristry, Fashion Technology, Graphic Design Technology, IT / Software Applications, Web Design, IT PC / Network Support, Information Network Cabling, Offset Printing, Polymechanics / Automation, Manufacturing Team Challenge, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering Design, Welding, Electronics, Mobile Robotics, Sheet Metal Technology, CNC Turning, CNC Milling, Mould Making, Construction Metal Works, Wall & Floor Tiling, Plumbing & Heating, Electrical Installations, Industrial Control, Bricklaying, Stonemasonry, Painting & Decorating, Cabinetmaking, Joinery, Carpentry, Landscape Gardening, Refrigeration, Metal Roofing, Plastering & Drywall Systems, Aircraft Maintenance, Autobody Repair, Automobile Technology, Car Painting
Country: Vietnam, Venezuela, United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Tyrol, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Portugal, Philippines, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Macau SAR, Luxembourg, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, Ireland, Iran, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Hungary, Hong Kong SAR, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Ecuador, Denmark, Croatia, Columbia, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Australia
Yves and Guy talk about the difficulties of the industrial control competition and the benefits of combining so many young people from different cultures together
Skill: Industrial Control
Country: Luxembourg
Featuring: Yves Zimmer and Guy Mander
Martin loves working with colours and watching them change throughout the offset printing process
Skill: Offset Printing
Country: Switzerland
Featuring: Martin Ernst
Armin explains the detail involved in quality restaurant service
Skill: Restaurant Service
Country: South Tyrol, Italy
Featuring: Armin Profanter
Maria speaks about the importance of the ingredients in her work
Skill: Confectioner / Pastry Cook
Country: Brazil
Featuring: Maria Santos
September 5, 2009
Beate loves to work with her hands and explains a little bit about the tools she uses
Skill: Jewellery
Country: Norway
Featuring: Beate Bratvold
September 2, 2009
September 4, 2009
WorldSkills TV Host Alesia Fieldberg visits various Try-a-Skill stations at Skill City
Country: Canada
Karl gives us a friendly tour of his skill and shows us what's in store for the Competitors
Skill: Offset Printing
Country: Germany
Featuring: Karl Kowalczyk
Car Painting Expert, Rodney Bolton, takes us through what the Competitors will face this year
Skill: Car Painting
Country: United States of America
Featuring: Rodney Bolton
Miki says fashion technology is all about creativity
Skill: Fashion Technology
Country: Japan
Featuring: Miki Chiba
Ron and Matt Bolokoski explain how they help keep the joinery skill running behind the scenes
Skill: Joinery
Country: Canada
Featuring: Ron and Matt Bolokoski
Ho-Kai Tang considers himself an artist of plastering
Skill: Plastering & Drywall Systems
Country: Chinese Taipei
Featuring: Ho-Kai Tang
Alexander Sandholzer is a Metal Roofing Competitor from Austria who's in Calgary for the 40th WorldSkills Competition
Skill: Metal Roofing
Country: Austria
Featuring: Alexander Sandholzer
Quentin shows us what he's been doing in industrial control
Skill: Industrial Control
Country: Belgium
Featuring: Quentin Marsia
Saeid talks about the new skills he's had to acquire in preparation for WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: IT PC / Network Support
Country: Iran
Featuring: Saeid Tamis
Aimee Donahue from the Canadian Cancer Society speaks about their involvement with Gowns for a Good Cause
Skill: Fashion Technology
Featuring: Alesia Fieldberg and Aimee Donahue
August 31, 2009
Autodesk show the softer side of the IT industry with their commitment to youth and education
Skill: Mechanical Engineering Design
Country: Canada
Featuring: Joe Astroth
September 5, 2009
September 4, 2009
Alistair Birt may not know exactly what his future holds, but he is determined it will be a successful one
Skill: Confectioner / Pastry Cook
Country: United Kingdom
Featuring: Alistair Birt
September 3, 2009
Tobias shares his story about how he came to be in the Competition and his passion for the skill
Skill: Stonemasonry
Country: Switzerland
Featuring: Tobias Kupferschmidt
Kenneth explains the perks of choosing carpentry as a career
Skill: Carpentry
Country: Denmark
Featuring: Kenneth Meldgaard
September 4, 2009
Marcel talks about his passion for cars
Skill: Automobile Technology
Country: New Zealand
Featuring: Marcel Woods
Cristian and David explain their challenge in mobile robotics
Skill: Mobile Robotics
Country: Columbia
Featuring: Cristian Cuellar, David Martin
September 6, 2009
Thijs speaks to us about the pressures and benefits of WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Bricklaying
Country: Netherlands
Featuring: Thijs Oude Breuil
September 5, 2009
Ajakkaf explains how the Mechatronics skill and equipment works
Skill: Mechatronics
Country: Morocco
Featuring: Ajakkaf Hassan
Saint-Gobain Gyproc show us how they are supporting the plastering and drywall systems skill
Skill: Plastering & Drywall Systems
Featuring: Tom O'Callaghan
Hamidreza explains what was required from him in one part of the refrigeration competition
Skill: Refrigeration
Country: Iran
Featuring: Hamidreza Paresh
September 4, 2009
Joakim tells us how WorldSkills Calgary 2009 will be a life-changing experience for him
Skill: Metal Roofing
Country: Sweden
Featuring: Joakim Karlsson
September 5, 2009
Sanny takes the graphic design competition in her stride having a wonderful time and hoping to show off her skills
Skill: Graphic Design Technology
Country: Netherlands
Featuring: Sanny van Essen
Tobias is the Swedish CNC Milling Competitor - he takes us on a guided tour of his work station
Skill: CNC Milling
Country: Sweden
Featuring: Tobias Gustafsson
Mayor of Calgary, Dave Bronconnier, tells us how he thinks WorldSkills Calgary 2009 measured up
Country: Canada
Featuring: Mayor Dave Bronconnier
Annick gives us an introduction into how the country/region where Competitors trained will cause them to approach the competition with a range of techniques
Skill: Fashion Technology
Country: France
Featuring: Annick Moreau
September 5, 2009
Once Patrick decided that polymechanics for the right career for him, he was encouraged to Compete in WorldSkills to push himself further
Skill: Polymechanics / Automation
Country: Principality of Liechtenstein
Featuring: Patrick Buchel
September 5, 2009
Team Leader, Suko, watches Itsna's performance with us
Skill: Mechanical Engineering Design
Country: Indonesia
Featuring: Itsna Affandi Firdaus and Suko Wiyanto
September 3, 2009
Besrour is a cool young man from Tunisia who talks to us about refrigeration
Skill: Refrigeration
Country: Tunisia
Featuring: Besrour Zakaria
Ivo tells us about the care and precision involved in making cabinets
Skill: Cabinetmaking
Country: Estonia
Featuring: Ivo Ilm
September 5, 2009
Katsuya tells us what's involved in construction metal works
Skill: Construction Metal Works
Country: Japan
Featuring: Katsuya Yamazaki
A quick look at Kaoh Jie Yong in action
Skill: Automobile Technology
Country: Malaysia
Featuring: Kaoh Jie Yong
UA Canadian Piping Trades talk about careers
Skill: Plumbing & Heating
Country: Canada
Featuring: Steve Morrison
Stefan tells us about working in the industry of electrical installations and about courses that can lead to professional expansion
Skill: Electrical Installations
Country: Iceland
Featuring: Stefan Ingi Ingvason
September 5, 2009
Nguyen Phuc Hung from Vietnam talks about the training involved in reaching WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Web Design
Country: Vietnam
Featuring: Nguyen Phuc Hung
September 3, 2009
Csaba and Gabor share a mutual love for Hungary and joinery
Skill: Joinery
Country: Hungary
Featuring: Csaba Babanecz and Gabor Berkes
September 4, 2009
Richard and Aidan discuss collaborating and the hand-over of the WorldSkills flag.
Country: United Kingdom, Canada
Featuring: Aidan Jones and Richard Walker
September 5, 2009
We take a closer look into what the Manufacturing Team Challenge is all about
Skill: Manufacturing Team Challenge
Country: Korea
Featuring: Tae Young Hwang, Hyung Jun Kim, Jung Seung Lim
September 5, 2009
Siu-Ting Chan explains how much she has learned over the past year preparing for WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Beauty Therapy
Country: Hong Kong SAR
Featuring: Siu-Ting Chan
September 6, 2009
Medal winners announced for WorldSkills Calgary 2009 in Transportation and Logistics
Skill: Transportation & Logistics, Aircraft Maintenance, Autobody Repair, Automobile Technology, Car Painting
Country: Vietnam, Venezuela, United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Tyrol, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Portugal, Philippines, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Macau SAR, Luxembourg, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, Ireland, Iran, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Hungary, Hong Kong SAR, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Ecuador, Denmark, Croatia, Columbia, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Australia
Featuring: Alesia Fieldberg
September 6, 2009
Medal winners for WorldSkills Calgary 2009 are announced in Social and Personal Services
Skill: Social & Personal Services, Ladies/Mens Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy, Confectioner / Pastry Cook, Cooking, Restaurant Service, Caring
Country: Vietnam, Venezuela, United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Tyrol, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Portugal, Philippines, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Macau SAR, Luxembourg, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, Ireland, Iran, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Hungary, Hong Kong SAR, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Ecuador, Denmark, Croatia, Columbia, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Australia
Featuring: Alesia Fieldberg
Results are in for the Manufacturing (and Engineering) Technolgy skills for the 40th WorldSkills Competition in Calgary
Skill: Manufacturing (& Engineering) Technology, Polymechanics / Automation, Manufacturing Team Challenge, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering Design, Welding, Electronics, Mobile Robotics, Sheet Metal Technology, CNC Turning, CNC Milling, Mould Making, Construction Metal Works
Country: Vietnam, Venezuela, United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Tyrol, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Portugal, Philippines, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Macau SAR, Luxembourg, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, Ireland, Iran, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Hungary, Hong Kong SAR, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Ecuador, Denmark, Croatia, Columbia, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Australia
Featuring: Alesia Fieldberg
September 6, 2009
Results are in for the WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Competitors in the Information and Communication Technology
Skill: Information & Communication Technology, IT / Software Applications, Web Design, IT PC / Network Support, Information Network Cabling, Offset Printing
Country: Vietnam, Venezuela, United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Tyrol, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Portugal, Philippines, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Macau SAR, Luxembourg, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, Ireland, Iran, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Hungary, Hong Kong SAR, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Ecuador, Denmark, Croatia, Columbia, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Australia
Featuring: Alesia Fieldberg
September 6, 2009
Check out the medal results for the 40th WorldSkills Competition in Calgary
Skill: Creative Arts & Fashion, Jewellery, Floristry, Fashion Technology, Graphic Design Technology
Country: Vietnam, Venezuela, United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Tyrol, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Portugal, Philippines, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Macau SAR, Luxembourg, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, Ireland, Iran, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Hungary, Hong Kong SAR, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Ecuador, Denmark, Croatia, Columbia, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Australia
Featuring: Alesia Fieldberg
September 6, 2009
See the medalists from Construction and Building Technology
Skill: Construction & Building Technology, Wall & Floor Tiling, Plumbing & Heating, Electrical Installations, Industrial Control, Bricklaying, Stonemasonry, Painting & Decorating, Cabinetmaking, Joinery, Carpentry, Landscape Gardening, Refrigeration, Metal Roofing, Plastering & Drywall Systems
Country: Vietnam, Venezuela, United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Tyrol, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Portugal, Philippines, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Macau SAR, Luxembourg, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, Ireland, Iran, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Hungary, Hong Kong SAR, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Ecuador, Denmark, Croatia, Columbia, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Australia
Featuring: Alesia Fieldberg
September 5, 2009
The World Plumbing Council presents awards to Competitors at WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Plumbing & Heating
Country: Canada
Featuring: Robert Burgon - Chairman, World Plumbing Council
Takahisa talks about his experience in Plumbing and Heating at WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Plumbing & Heating
Country: Japan
Featuring: Takahisa Oda
Swiss Mentor explains the pressures and process of training to Compete on an international level
Skill: Electrical Installations
Country: Switzerland
Featuring: Martin Buob, Adrian Sommer
September 6, 2009
Find out how WorldSkills Calgary 2009 was judged
Country: Ireland
Featuring: Liam Corcoran
September 6, 2009
Gernoth takes us through his innovative team challenge
Country: Vietnam, Venezuela, United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Tyrol, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Portugal, Philippines, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Macau SAR, Luxembourg, Korea, Japan, Jamaica, Ireland, Iran, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Hungary, Hong Kong SAR, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Ecuador, Denmark, Croatia, Columbia, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Australia
Featuring: Gernoth Dollinar
Abdulrahman talks about the importance of Software Applications
Skill: IT / Software Applications
Country: Saudi Arabia
Featuring: Abdulrahman Alfozan
SAIT Polytechnic hosts the Competitors Village
Country: Sweden, Portugal, Netherlands, Canada
Featuring: Patricia Rokosh
September 3, 2009
Tomonori Yamada makes everything from gravestones to ornaments
Skill: Stonemasonry
Country: Japan
Featuring: Tomonori Yamada
Mariano Pedraza Zuniga talks about the pressure of WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Caring
Country: Mexico
Featuring: Mariano Pedraza Zuniga
September 4, 2009
Dimitris Hansen explains the importance of Information Network Cabling as a skill.
Skill: Information Network Cabling
Country: Norway
Featuring: Dimitris Hansen
September 4, 2009
Matthew paid homage to his homeland by creating a custom harp
Skill: Plastering & Drywall Systems
Country: Ireland
Featuring: Matthew Keating
September 5, 2009
Dana discusses Mori Seiki's interest in education
Skill: Manufacturing (& Engineering) Technology
Country: United States of America, Canada
Featuring: Dana Super
September 2, 2009
Tino Suhaebri shares his interest in micro-converters
Skill: Electronics
Country: Indonesia
Featuring: Tino Suhaebri
September 5, 2009
Shane Ashton talks about his personal growth during WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Construction Metal Works
Country: Australia
Featuring: Shane Ashton
Two Experts in Aircraft Maintenance discuss this new category and what the competitors will face during the Competition
Skill: Aircraft Maintenance
Country: United Kingdom, Canada
Featuring: Richard Johnstone and Jonnah Jones
September 5, 2009
Jud Tofflemire talks about his life-long fascination with all things electrical
Skill: Electronics
Country: Canada
Featuring: Jud Tofflemire
September 4, 2009
Peter Singendonk explains Cisco's involvement at WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Information & Communication Technology
Country: Canada
Featuring: Peter Singendonk
September 2, 2009
September 4, 2009
Follow the work of Peter Steinweiss in Wall and Floor Tiling
Skill: Wall & Floor Tiling
Country: Australia
Featuring: Peter Steinweiss
Peter Rier talks Landscape gardening
Skill: Landscape Gardening
Country: South Tyrol, Italy
Featuring: Peter Rier
September 5, 2009
Luka Vanhaeren encourages young people to constantly improve themselves
Skill: Welding
Country: Belgium
Featuring: Luka Vanhaeren
September 5, 2009
Thomas takes us into his world of jewellery making
Skill: Jewellery
Country: South Tyrol, Italy
Featuring: Thomas Gamper
Arturo Edo's support system has helped him achieve his goals
Skill: Joinery
Country: Spain
Featuring: Arturo Edo
September 4, 2009
Elina talks about the pressure of measuring up to the past success of Finnish hairstylists.
Skill: Ladies/Mens Hairdressing
Country: Finland
Featuring: Elina Salminen
Neslihan discusses being the first Turkish Floristry Competitor
Skill: Floristry
Country: Turkey
Featuring: Neslihan Arslan
September 2, 2009
Daniela Marques tells us about her passion for her craft
Skill: Ladies/Mens Hairdressing
Country: Portugal
Featuring: Daniela Marques
September 4, 2009
Nigel Croke creates art with his bricks
Skill: Bricklaying
Country: Australia
Featuring: Nigel Croke
September 3, 2009
Rounnachai Ampaipoka spoke to WorldSkills TV about his first day of competition
Skill: Information Network Cabling
Country: Thailand
Featuring: Rounnachai Ampaipoka
September 2, 2009
President of Fluke Networks talks about their involvement with WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Information & Communication Technology
Country: United States of America
Featuring: David Coffin - President
September 1, 2009
Yu-Chiang Lin speaks about his artistic passions and dreams for the future
Skill: Painting & Decorating
Country: Chinese Taipei
Featuring: Yu-Chiang Lin
Shawn Chew Chek Phang speaks about his hopes for the future
Skill: Industrial Control
Country: Singapore
Featuring: Shawn Chew Chek Phang
September 3, 2009
French welder Marine Bregeon interviewed by WorldSkills International treasurer Laurent Thibault
Skill: Welding
Featuring: Laurent Thibault, Marine Bregeon
Wurth are new to the WorldSkills experience but are delivering great quality products to assist the Competitors
Skill: Manufacturing (& Engineering) Technology
Country: Canada
Featuring: Olivier Depenweiller
September 2, 2009
Andrew Burke speaks about the new Aircraft Maintenance category
Skill: Aircraft Maintenance
Country: Ireland
Featuring: Andrew Burke
Timothy Jung Ming speaks about his experience at WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Cooking
Country: Singapore
Featuring: Timothy Jung Ming
John Kroisenbrunner talks welding
Skill: Welding
Country: Canada
Featuring: John Kroisenbrunner
September 4, 2009
Ka Wai Cheang explains how she uses her culture for creative influence
Skill: Floristry
Country: Macau SAR
Featuring: Ka Wai Cheang
September 3, 2009
Isabelle Collin talks about the beauty of beauty therapy
Skill: Beauty Therapy
Country: Canada
Featuring: Isabelle Collin
Tyson Knight speaks about the new skills he learnt in preparation for WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Skill: Plumbing & Heating
Country: Australia
Featuring: Tyson Knight
Check out the highest ranking Competitors
Country: Canada
Featuring: Alesia Fieldberg
September 3, 2009
Noora Al khanbooli tells us why she is passionate about caring
Skill: Caring
Country: United Arab Emirates
Featuring: Noora Al khanbooli
Fernando Luiz talks about his love for computers
Skill: Mechanical Engineering Design
Country: Brazil
Featuring: Fernando Luiz
Although new to travelling, Anoud is a pro in the art of graphic design
Skill: Graphic Design Technology
Country: United Arab Emirates
Featuring: Anoud Al Ali
September 3, 2009
Ashley Hempel is landscaping his way from South Africa to Canada
Skill: Landscape Gardening
Country: South Africa
Featuring: Ashley Hempel
September 1, 2009
A sneak peak inside the production office of WorldSkills TV
Country: Australia
Featuring: Peter Sjoquist
Marc-Olivier Bélanger is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his gold medal winning friend and trainer
Skill: Welding
Country: Canada
Featuring: Marc-Olivier Bélanger
