Samsung Takes the Lead in Developing Talent as WorldSkills Competition Sponsor

Samsung Electronics will play a key role in nurturing the skills of young technicians from around the world at this year’s WorldSkills Competition.

Samsung is a sponsor for the 43rd iteration of the biennial event, which takes place in Sao Paulo, Brazil and begun on August 11. The company has also been selected as the Overall Event Presenter (OEP) for this year’s event. This will put the company at the forefront of the activities at WorldSkills.

“It is so rewarding to help young technicians in the world to make their dreams come true,” said Dr. Ji-Oh Song, Secretary General of Samsung Skills. “Samsung pledges to provide support on a lasting basis to create an environment to let highly skilled people unleash their potential”

The WorldSkills Competition runs until August 16 and will see 1,268 participants from 59 different countries compete in 50 skills categories.

Nine employees from Samsung have begun competing in seven categories such as Mechatronics, Mobile Robotics and IT Software Solutions for Business.

Samsung  has also provided   the organizing committee with 5,000 tablets to replace printed guidebooks, a drive to make the traditional skills competition smarter and eco-friendly paperless event.

Samsung supplied a total of 760 electronics devices including 330 laptops, 60 22-inch computer monitors, 60 smartphones, 200 8.4-inch tablets and 110 48-inch TVs.

Samsung set up an experience zone where visitors were able to enjoy a variety of ‘edutainment’ content on the company’s latest devices. Among the products and technology on show in the special promotion pavilion will be the Galaxy S6, Samsung Pay, educational solutions, and end-to-end mobile platform  KNOX.

Visitors were also able to learn about ‘Samsung Smart School,’ which is a platform that provides children with interactive education programs through Samsung’s digital devices.

“By visiting Samsung’s experience zone, we hope that competitors and visitors of the World Skills Competition are able to learn more about our advanced technology, and our efforts in nurturing the skills of young technicians,” said Won-Pyo Hong, the President and Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Electronics. “We’ve also worked to make the World Skills Competition a truly eco-friendly event.”

Samsung began its sponsorship of the  biannual WorldSkills Competition in 2007. Since then, the company has continued to support skilled youngsters’ aspirations  by promoting skills excellence and providing them with good quality job opportunities.

Samsung has also supported young technicians from Vietnam and Russia to nurture their skill since 2014.