Kazan
China and India got Gold. 3. was Singapore. Korea 4. and Germany 5.
It was a good first skill. Skill Manager Rodrigo and Chief Expert Hilmar were satisfied.
The compatitors from 11 countries didi their best. Great young people.
Korea, Germany and Vietnam will get Medaille of Excellences.
Putin closed the skills.
Rüdiger Heidebrecht
Kazan, 26.8.2019
The first prize goes to Germany, second to Vietnam and third to Singapore.
Worldskills International introduced the new prize to motivate the young compatitors to work careful and to avoid waste, reduce resources and chemicals.
1. Sustanable Prize to Lukas Kohl
2. Vietnam
3. Singapore
Rüdiger Heidebrecht
The stress is over. The young participants are happy to finish. For the first time 11 countries have done this competition. Many new countries showed interest.
Rüdiger Heidebrecht
It was a long day for all. The Edukit task, VR task and lab task was done. The participant are still focused. The tension was high this day.
All Experts do also have to learn. The new skill is visited very well from other new nations. US, Zambia, Ghana was here.
Kazan, 24.8.2019
After using the VR Tour over a wastewater treatment plant the participants had to repair a pump. India was fast, Singapore, Korea, Iran and China finished later. Germany has nearly finished. That was a tough day for some of the young participants.
Rüdiger Heidebrecht
Kazan, 24.8.2019
After using the VR Tour over a wastewater treatment plant the participants had to repair a pump. India was fast, Singapore, Korea, Iran and China finished later. Germany has nearly finished. That was a tough day for some of the young participants.
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Rodrigo Augusto Franco de Oliveira Zawadzki, Skill Manager, Klaus Kronberger, Adiro and Rüdiger Heidebrecht, DWA welcome the Worldskill President on the new skill Water Technology.
“We need more green skills” that is what he points to. He support the water initiativ as well.
Rüdiger Heidebrecht
Kazan, 23.8.2019
11 young water technicians started their skill competition in the new Water Technology skill. The lab work is shown. In the morning they changed a sealing on a valve.
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Kazan, 22.8.2019
Dmitri Medwedew, the Russian Prime Minister opened the Woldskills event. More than 1300 participants from 68 counties will compete over the next four days in 56 skills. New is our Water Technology skill with 11 countries. 50.000 people show the great show in the football arena.
Kazan is a beautiful city, nice people, history, good architecture and much to see. Everywhere is water. The river Wolga is quit big.
Rüdiger Heidebrecht
Bonn, 17.8.2019
The new Worldskills Skill “Water Technology” needs more explanation to be understood. Most of the countries in the world do not have occupations in the water sector. At University the topic is known but in vocational education most countries do not have an occupation is this field.
In Germany we introduced the water occupation in 1984, updated it in 2002 and we are now preparing the next update. I am direct involved in this work – mainly for the wastewater sector.
I prepared a simple video with 12 pictures explaining the Water Supply System and the Wastewater System in an easy way to understand the main principles of this occupation.
I designed the pictures and my son (studies Art Www.JonasHeidebrecht.com) draw it on his computer.
If you like it forward it to schools and people who are interested.
Be a Water Technician.
Rüdiger Heidebrecht
Bonn, 14.8.2019
The German Team is soon on the way to Kazan, Russia. 60 countries will do the same. More than 1300 young professionals are now competing in 56 different disciplines. Germany will send 39 youngsters for 34 skills. That will be the biggest event ever.
Water Technology is now the first time an official skill #55 with 11 countries. I am looking forward to join the event and to see how the various skills progress. In 2017 in Abu Dhabi we had 5 countries in a test run.
I think that the new skill Water Technology will be seen from more and more countries.
In Germany we are just going to update the occupation profiles for these four environmental occupations (Water Supply, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Industry). The tasks in Kazan will show more “digital” future work as well.
If you want to know what we are doing in Germany to keep the water occupation “fresh & modern” see https://youtu.be/8tYv0OJ3Xms on my YouTube channel.
Rüdiger Heidebrecht
Bonn, 13.8.2019
Next week I will go to Kazan, Russia to join the Worldskills event. In Water Technology we got 11 countries. In 2017 in Abu Dhabi we had 5 countries. This time we are an official skill. That is the first time and I am happy to see that. Since 2013 I am working on this project.
With the support of FESTO, Adiro, WorldskillsGermany and DWA we managed to do this.
Hilmar is a great expert from the City of Stuttgart. With Lukas from the City of Nürnberg we got a very good, motivated and smart competitor.
I am looking foreward to this event. Our new skill will be established and more countries will show interest and we will have a good challenge.
I wish Lukas and and Hilmar all the best. Thanks to Klaus Kronberger and his team for their efforts. Thanks to Festo, Dr. Imani and his team for the strong support.
This event will have an impact to the global water community and the people who are in education and training.
Rüdiger Heidebrecht
DWA-Head of Department Training
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