2018年已經(jīng)過去，但是2018所發(fā)生的大事在強烈地提醒著我們：世界技能運動的廣度和深度在不斷擴大。在過去的12個月里，我們看到了眾多領(lǐng)域令人激動的發(fā)展和變化，向我們展示了技能是如何改善全球年輕人的生活。

在世界各地，甚至是外太空，世界技能從未像現(xiàn)在這樣積極活躍，從未像現(xiàn)在這樣與經(jīng)濟和社會迅速發(fā)展所帶來的挑戰(zhàn)緊密相關(guān)。

2018年，我們可以看到一個年輕的面孔：來自納米比亞的布魯諾·卡里爾拉（Bruno Karaerua），他是“世界技能冠軍聯(lián)絡(luò)小組（Champion Trust）”的非洲代表。童年的布魯諾曾經(jīng)在燭光下費力地完成家庭作業(yè)，而現(xiàn)在，他成為了一名訓(xùn)練有素的電氣技術(shù)人員，幫助他的村莊及其他地區(qū)帶來電力光明，他說：“世界技能給了我信心和決心，鼓勵我去探索并發(fā)現(xiàn)技能如何顯著地改變我們的生活”。

然后，是三位由惠普基金會發(fā)起的“創(chuàng)變者2018（BeChangeMaker 2018）”指導(dǎo)計劃的獲獎?wù)?羅西奧·利昂·阿古拉（Rocio Leon Agular）、娜塔莉亞·貝尼特斯·梅薩（Natalia Beneitez Meza）、何塞·馬里奧·薩拉雅（Jose Mario Zalaya），他們分別來自危地馬拉和洪都拉斯。該團隊受到啟發(fā)，創(chuàng)建的項目將傳統(tǒng)方法中本應(yīng)收割后隨即焚燒的稻谷秸稈變成生物燃料和紙漿等有用的產(chǎn)品。這些年輕人為我們帶來了鼓舞，展示了世界技能在全球真正的影響力。

此外，我們還將歡迎波蘭，預(yù)計波蘭今年將成為世界技能組織的第80個成員。

這一年，我們還見證了在韓國建立的世界技能國際能力建設(shè)中心（WorldSkills International Capacity Building Centre），它由韓國產(chǎn)業(yè)人力公團（HRD Korea）的技能傳播國際研究所（GIFTS）提供支持，旨在為迫切需要技能培訓(xùn)的非洲和其他發(fā)展中國家提供支持。

非洲的挑戰(zhàn)和機遇也使非盟與世界技能組織開展合作，在一個論壇上啟動了數(shù)字技能活動。非洲大陸將成為本世紀(jì)世界上人口增長最快的地區(qū)，許多非洲年輕一代將面臨快速變化的就業(yè)市場?！皵?shù)字技能現(xiàn)在被認(rèn)為是一項基本技能，和識字和算術(shù)一樣”，非盟人力資源、科學(xué)和技術(shù)專員莎拉·安洋·阿格波教授（Sarah Anyang Agbor）在論壇上說道。

我們還歡迎新的世界技能冠軍聯(lián)絡(luò)小組的到來，其中包括7位新的代表。世界技能冠軍聯(lián)絡(luò)小組目前有10個國家參加，新加入者將從上海的訓(xùn)練營開始，任期為期兩年。當(dāng)然，2021年世界技能大賽將在上海舉行。

沒有全球合作伙伴的慷慨支持，這一切都不可能發(fā)生，合作伙伴們不僅提供資金支持，而且是世界技能與行業(yè)和勞動市場的關(guān)鍵聯(lián)系。

今年，我們新增了Studica公司作為機器人和軟件產(chǎn)品等教育技術(shù)的領(lǐng)先供應(yīng)商。此外、總部位于瑞典的汽車公司Car-O-Liner、全球最大的工廠自動化和機器人制造商FANUC、以及來自中國的科技教育技術(shù)企業(yè)VCOM，新近加入成為了世界技能組織最新的全球合作伙伴。

2018年7月，世界技能組織再次積極組織并舉行了世界青年技能日主題活動?；谥黝}Skills Change Lives（技能改變生活），世界技能組織主席西蒙·巴特利先生和來自世界各地的冠軍們一起錄制了視頻，為當(dāng)天留下了美好紀(jì)念，并展示技能就改變年輕人未來的影響。

然后是2018年阿姆斯特丹世界技能全體成員大會的勝利召開和世界技能2025年戰(zhàn)略規(guī)劃的深入開展實施。感謝大會的主辦方，荷蘭技能組織出色地舉辦了這場精彩的大會和世界技能研討會，接待了400位代表、演講者和相關(guān)人員。

更新后的世界技能品牌在本次全體成員大會上正式公布。其中包括全新的網(wǎng)站、品牌動畫以及相關(guān)的資源。更新的品牌定位在于讓我們所做的一切的核心都是為了年輕人，為了以積極樂觀的態(tài)度、為了用技能來應(yīng)對未來的經(jīng)濟挑戰(zhàn)。

俄羅斯和2019喀山世界技能大賽離我們不再遙遠，準(zhǔn)備工作已進入最后階段，我們的主辦方已經(jīng)開始對這一世界上最偉大的職業(yè)技能競賽進行積極宣傳。

2018的世界技能旗幟傳遞經(jīng)歷了令人難以置信的旅程，首次接力是由俄羅斯聯(lián)盟號火箭送往國際空間站，接下來，旗幟將繼續(xù)在過去68年中曾舉辦過世界技能大賽的每個國家和地區(qū)中傳遞。目前，旗幟傳遞仍然在進行，現(xiàn)在正在俄羅斯的主要城市間進行傳遞。這是一個史詩般的旅程，旗幟傳遞活動的終點將是2019年8月在喀山的世界技能大賽開幕式。

最后是關(guān)于上海世界技能博物館計劃的重大消息，該博物館將講述從1950年在西班牙馬德里發(fā)起，如今擁抱了世界三分之二人口的世界技能運動的動人故事。為了建造更好的博物館，世界技能組織謹(jǐn)向所有的世界技能成員、全球合作伙伴，我們出色的專家和我們的冠軍們發(fā)出呼吁，征集你們的作品和故事，你們的奉獻將使得這個展覽更加靈動，并賦予其生命。

一如既往，世界技能運動未來的成功取決于你們，我們的成員、合作伙伴和支持者。

世界技能組織在此祝您2019年幸福、快樂，前程似錦！

Welcome 2019！

The events of 2018 were a powerful reminder of the growing scope and reach of the WorldSkills movement. Over the past 12 months we have seen exciting developments in numerous areas that demonstrate just how skills can improve young lives all over the world.

Around the world and even into outer space， WorldSkills International has never been more active or more relevant to the challenges of rapidly evolving economies and societies.

One of the faces of 2018 was Bruno Karaerua from Namibia， the WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for Africa. Bruno， who once did his homework by candlelight， is now a trained electrician helping to bring electricity to his village and beyond.

“WorldSkills has given me the determination and encouragement to see how my skill can make significant changes，” he says.

Then there are Rocio Leon Agular， Natalia Beneitez Meza， and Jose Mario Zalaya， the winners of BeChangeMaker 2018， our mentoring initiative with the HP Foundation. From Guatemala and Honduras respectively， the team were inspired to create a project to turn waste rice straw， traditionally burnt after harvest， into useful products like biofuel and paper pulp. These young people， as well as being an inspiration， show the true global reach of WorldSkills， as Poland this year became our 80th Member.

The year also saw the establishment of a WorldSkills International Capacity Building Centre in Korea. Backed by the Global Institute for Transferring Skills （GIFTS） of the Human Resources Development Service of Republic of Korea （HRD Korea） it will aim to support Africa and other developing countries where skills training is desperately needed.

The challenges and opportunities of Africa also saw the African Union partner with WorldSkills at a forum to launch a digital skills drive. The continent will see the worlds largest rise in population this century， with the danger that many young Africans will be left behind in a fast-changing jobs market.

“Digital skills are now recognized as basic skills along with literacy and numeracy，” the African Union Commissioner for Human Resources， Science and Technology， Professor Sarah Anyang Agbor told the forum.

We also welcomed the arrival of a new Champions Trust， including 7 new representatives. 10 countries are represented on the Champions Trust， and the new recruits began their two-year term at a training camp in Shanghai， where， of course， WorldSkills Competition 2021 will take place.

None of this would be possible without the generous support of our Global Partners， who provide not just financial support but are a key connection to industry and the world of work.

This year we added Studica a leading supplier of educational technologies such as robotics and software products， Car-O-Liner， the Swedish-based automotive company， FANUC， one of the world biggest manufacturers of factory automation and robots， and VCOM， a high-tech educational technology enterprise from China， as our newest Global Partners.

WorldSkills once again led recognition of World Youth Skills Day in July. Based on the theme #SkillsChangeLives， Simon Bartley， WorldSkills President， along with Champions from around the world created videos to recognize the day and demonstrate the impact of skills to improve the futures of young people.

Then it was on to Amsterdam for WorldSkills General Assembly 2018 and the further implementation of Vision 2025. Thank you to our host， WorldSkills Netherlands， for your hospitality in hosting an excellent General Assembly， and the WorldSkills Conference which attracted 400 delegates， speakers， and stakeholders.

The General Assembly marked the official release of the updated WorldSkills brand， which includes a new website， a brand animation， and additional resources for Members. The brand positioning places young people and a positive view of how skills can meet future economic challenges， at the heart of everything that we do.

Never far from the action was Russia and WorldSkills Kazan 2019. Preparations for next year are at an advanced stage， and our hosts are already spreading the word about the worlds greatest vocational skills contest.

This year has seen an incredible journey for the WorldSkills Flag， on a relay that began with a trip on the Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station and continuing through every country where a WorldSkills Competition has been held over the past 68 years.

The Flag is still on the move， now visiting major cities in Russia， an epic journey in itself， that will end at the Opening Ceremony in Kazan next August.

Finally comes the big news of plans for a WorldSkills Museum in Shanghai that will present a compelling narrative for a movement that began in Madrid in 1950 and now encompasses two thirds of the worlds population.

To build the Museum， an appeal has gone out to all WorldSkills Members， the WorldSkills Global Partners， our amazing Experts and our Champions for artefacts and stories that will bring this collection vividly to life.

As always， the future success of WorldSkills rests with you， our Members， partners， and supporters. WorldSkills wishes you a happy and prosperous 2019！

來源：世界技能組織

翻譯：陳曉曦 副教授

世界技能大賽中國（天津）研究中心