WorldSkills Youth Forum

Hello from Renate

2006-04-28T16:46:00.000+10:00

Hello eveybody!

About a week, it’s time to fly...time for the Youth Forum!

We’ve allready have a much of discussionspoint for all the sessions. Particularly aimed at the
communication, logistic and the competition. Points of interest for fraud (communication between candidate
and his/her own expert), language problems, communication between the candidates all over the world, a
large village for all the candidates en and still more!

I’ll hope we’ll together make a couple of great days and discussed many things for the
General Assembly to make the WS Organisation better, better and better!

See you soon, I wish you all a great travel and see you next week!

Lots of love,

Renate - Delegate of the Netherlands

Questions from Auriane

2006-04-18T12:43:00.000+10:00

I hope every things are ok for you ,Iam sure that every body is very exciting to go in your fantastic country.
This sunday I'm going to prepare my suitcase (I am so busy ,I don't have a lot of free time,every week I go to Paris or Marseille or Nevers ,I travel a lot for my job,you know I really love it but I am very tired ,that 's why in the plane to Australy I'm going to sleep like a log!!!!!!!!)
never mind ;the question is: what is the weather in start of may in Melbourne????temperatures?????
Could you answer me until sunday!!!because I don't know if I bring scarf ! or bathing-drawers!!!!

thank you
bye
Auriane

KOREA - Younghoon Kim

2006-04-18T12:35:00.000+10:00

My name is Young KIM and I am 24 years old. I come from Corea.

I compeited in the Worldskills competition in 2003 in st'Gallen. I currently
work in a pastry shop in Seoul, called "Kim Youngmo & fils".
Please feel free to visit our website www.k-bread.com for more information.

There are only 21 days left until we meet!
Until then take care and see you soon!

KOREA - Hongkyeong Kim

2006-04-18T12:31:00.000+10:00

Hi, I'm Hongkyeong Kim from Korea. I'm 22 years old and I participated in the 38th World Skills Olympics as a competitor of Ladies' Dressmaking. But I'm sorry to say that I can't recognize even a single familier face in here. Maybe it's because during the competion period I was too worried about my work that I couldn't get a peaceful mind to look around me and make friends with others. So I'm glad I can meet you again and even seniors!!
It's really wonderful to be able to meet people from many countries and share the experiences!
Here's a picture of mine..and I also want to introduce you my lovely friend Bo-ri.
Since I'm living alone in my house very far away from my hometown Bori has been a great mate to me.(I want to take her to Melbourne...but I'm sure it won't be possible..^^)In't she lovely?
You are always welcome to my mini-hompage ==>www.cyworld.com/hokykim (I'm not sure if you can open it..it's Korean Version) There are some pictures of me and my friends!!
I'm so excited about meeting you all in may!

#And tell me how is the weather like in Melbourne in May? I heard it's totally opposite from here..we are now spring. Everyone's are enjoying beautifyl weather- sunny, cool air, clear sky and flowers are blooming!

Patrick Wins Microsoft Server Championships

2006-04-07T14:57:00.000+10:00

Great news from Hong Kong - Youth Forum Delegate Patrick Lam was recently awarded the winners prize at the 2006 Microsoft Server Championships for IT Professionals. Congratulations.

Why don't you drop Patrick a note to find out more about the competition and his fabulous prize!

:)

Florence has arrived in Australia!

2006-04-07T08:52:00.000+10:00

Hello everybody!

I arrived in Melbourne on the 1st of April. The flight was 24 hours long! We stoped at Singapore, so I thought I would see the city from the plane... But unfortunatly it's was the night for them so everything was black and I saw nothing!

Today is the 6th, So in one month I'll meet you all! Before the Forum, I'm staying in Shepparton for 4 weeks. There are 2 hours by car between Shepparton and Melbourne. I'm doing a work placement in graphic design in a NewsPaper.

Autumn is starting in Australia, but don't worry, the weather is nicer than in Europe! The sky is almost blue all the time and it's around 20 degrees. People here, say it's cold, but actually it's nice! They don't realise how lucky they are ;-)

I don't have a video of me, instead here is a picture I took in Shepparton, Australia on the 3rd of April at 6:00 pm... a nice sunset...

Katri at work!

2006-04-05T09:17:00.000+10:00

In place of her video submission, Katri has sent us a photo of her at work. We're looking forward to all of the video clips you're sending through. Keep an eye on the website; Nick, Ben and I will be there in motion picture soon!

http://www.worldskillsyouthforum.com

From Katri:

I'm so happy that May is coming so soon!
I don't have a video clip, but here is my last photo about myself. Katri at
work (and so many files.....)

See you soon,
Katri :)

AUSTRIA - Meet Eveline Wild

2006-04-04T08:20:00.000+10:00

Introducing Eveline wild, WorldSkills Youth Forum delegate for Austria. Eveline is a pastry chef and competed in the 2001 International Competition.

Eveline says:

Here in vienna its today very warm and most of the people are more friendly
than in winter. In the restaurant I work is always much to do, but this is
nothing news. Well, I believe time goes by faster and faster so we meet
soon!

By by
Eveline

MALAYSIA - Domeki, Mohd Zaidi and Mohd Faizal

2006-03-31T10:21:00.000+11:00

Introducing our three Malaysian delegates - Domeki, Mohd Zaidi and Mohd Faizal.

These three young men are interested in Mechatronics an Mechanical Engineering - and will be working with a translator to have their personal experiences echoed through the Youth Forum.

They look forward to meeting you all in Melbourne :)

IRELAND - Meet Patricia and Ross

2006-03-27T15:28:00.000+11:00

Two of our most recent Youth Forum delegates hail from Ireland.

Patricia Orpen and Ross Wasson are both 22 years old and competed in the 2005 International Competition in Helsinki.

Patricia is a Beauty Therapy expert and in her spare time enjoys Volleyball, Basketball and Socialising. Ross is an Automechanic by trade and enjoys Motorsports, Rallying and Soccer.

Drop them a line and say hi :)

NORWAY - Introducing Eirik

2006-03-24T10:30:00.000+11:00

My name is Eirik Høyme Rogn, and I live in the small, yet wonderful, village
of Vang in the Norwegian mountains. I competed in the graphic design trade
for Norway in Helsinki 2005.

After the competition in Helsinki I've spent most of my time in the army,
besides working freelance with design jobs and running my own event-company.

I'm really honoured to be one of two Norwegians going to Melbourne, and I
can't wait to meet all of you! If any of you would like to get in touch
before we arrive down under, dont hesitate:
My MSN/E-mail: eirik@kreativstrek.no

Cheeeeerio everyone - see you in may! :-)

FRANCE: Welcome Auriane

2006-03-17T11:41:00.000+11:00

Hi

I came back from Tunisie it was wonderful with my boyfriend we spend a very nice time.

This is a picture of me. I won the gold medal in Seoul in Hairdressing.

I'm 25 I have my own hairdressing salon and I have a lovely cat!!!!!!

Post me a comment and say hello!

Auriane :)

UK: Adele, Glen and Alex

2006-03-16T16:18:00.000+11:00

Meet the UK team.

Adele is a hairdresser and lives in Sussex. Glen is into Landscaping and Alex is a cabinet maker.

The group will be enjoying 6 weeks in Australia - so be sure to say hello if you'll be around before or after the youth forum - you might be able to team up with these travellers.

:)

Cooking Night

2006-03-13T14:14:00.000+11:00

Hi Everybody

As part of the great program we're pulling together for you all in Melbourne, we're including a 'cooking night' at one of Melbournes biggest and best TAFES. You'll be working in teams with professional chefs to make your very own banquet, that you will then enjoy with the rest of the group.

It's a really fun night, and to make it even better, we're letting you put in requests for your favourite meals to be on the menu. If there is a traditional meal from your country, or just something you love.... post the name (and recipe if you have it) and we'll let the chefs know!

We're especially hoping to hear from all of you pastry chefs out there!

Mikaeli : )

KOREA - Hongkyeong Kim and Younghoon Kim

2006-03-13T13:47:00.000+11:00

Joining us at the Youth Forum from Korea we have special guests Hongkyeong Kim and Younghoon Kim.

Hongkyeong is a 22 year-old Dressmaking student who enjoys swimming and travel. Younghoon is 24 years of age, from Seoul (where some of you competed) and is a Pastry Chef.

Drop them both a note in the comments section and say 'hi'. : )

Visiting the competition arena - Viridis wants answers

2006-03-08T13:38:00.000+11:00

Viridis would like to discuss visiting the competition arena.

I was thinking about how to better enable Visitors to relate to what the
respective trades are about during their visit to the competition arena.

I do believe that currently there are guided tours conducted for schools
and at regular intervals for visitors however I most of them cannot really
relate what is happening in each trade especially those Technology trades
(E.g CAD, IT etc) to how it affects them in their everyday lives.

Just to start of the discussion...as per Helsinki there was a LCD panel
setup for each trade to introduce the competitors and experts at each
trades booth. How about adding one or 2 computer stations where we can
have interactive flash display or games so that the visitors can
understand better each trades role in the industry or in everyday lives?

For example, for IT/PC network support we could have a short flash that
introduces how the internet, emails get to their homes? Coupled with an
interactive flash game for them to connect their virtual home to the
internet and see how they interact with the whole. If we can have 2
stations, we can somewhat put the 2 computers at 2 ends of the trade area.
At the end of the game the visitors can chat with each other, see each
other through webcam. During the process they will understand how their
video, data is sent through the internet; which IT/PC Network Support
trade people 'in between built' and see the end results.

Thanks and Regards
Viridis

Kian Ann wants to discuss an issue

2006-03-07T17:04:00.000+11:00

Kian Ann has nominated the following topic for discussion, please add your comments / feedback or start your own discussion.... looking forward to hearing all of the bright ideas from this brilliant group!

Just to kick start a topic for discussion:

I was thinking, how can we make the WorldSkills competition better? Competitors for WorldSkills are very unique individuals - each are already champions of their own country! Some have already went through rounds and rounds of internal/national competitions and assessment before a decision was made to send them to WorldSkills.

One point that I personally feel that can be improved could be more time for the competitors in the same trade to network after competitions! It would be wonderful if these people can get to know each other better - imagine having a network of experts round the world to ask for advice! Maybe what could be done is to create a opt-in mailing list for every trade every time the competition is held?

Of course, this youth forum is also a great start! What do you all think?

FRANCE - Welcome Anthony Daviet

2006-03-06T15:42:00.000+11:00

Candidate in SEOUL - Plumbing (n°15)
I am the Président of the Association of the old compétitors of France and i am 24 years old. I participated in SEOUL in 2001.

I work in my company, and I'm associated with my father. We work in plumbing, heating instalation, and renewable energy.

I have a lot of hobbies :
- I love firework display, and I have qualification to make.
- First aid. I am a volunteer for the French Red Cross.
- I love walking on the mountains.
- I'm one of the creators of the Association of the old champions of
Worldskills France, and I'm the Président.
- And I love worldskills and the life around worldskills.

See you, on the forum.

Bye Bye,
Anthony

English is'nt easy for me, but I am working my English 40 hours before the forum.
Good exercise. No !

The other facilitator - Ben Irwin

2006-03-06T09:39:00.000+11:00

Hi, my name is Benjamin Irwin and I am 24 years old and i will also be facilitating the WorldSkills Youth Forum in Melbourne.

I have been working as a toolmaker for the past seven years at Bennett Precision Tooling in Sydney. I am currently heavily involved in tool design and detailed drafting.

In 2001 I competed in World Skills in Seoul, South Korea. I was a member of the MTC team which was fortunate enough to bring home the gold. It was an awesome experience and I look forward to the Youth Forum in Melbourne so we can better the experience of World Skills for all involved.

HONG KONG - Introducing Patrick

2006-03-02T13:08:00.000+11:00

Hi , I am Patrick from Hong Kong.

I have participated in WorldSkills 2003 @ St. Gallen – IT/PC Network Support.

I am now working as a IT –system consultant . I am looking forward to seeing you in Australia soon.

And the winner is...

2006-03-02T11:33:00.000+11:00

It's (...pretty much...) unanimous! This is the highly favoured and incredibly fashionable jumper that you'll be getting around Melbourne in. Now, so long as we don't make the printing tooooooo daggy, you can get lots of use out of it when you fly home from Melbourne!

Last (very important) vote for the 'Jumper Design Committee'... it comes in a range of colours, which would you like? Sorry Kian and Nick, it doesn't seem to come in orange (!!)

Beige, royal, pink, khaki, white, brown, sky, black, greymarl, navy, red ??? Decisions, decisions... post your comment below.

If you could also please email your size to mikaeli@dsf.org.au

Ladies - Size: 8 10 12 14

Men - Size: XS S M L XL XXL 3XL

FRANCE - Cedric Cotilleau

2006-03-02T09:48:00.000+11:00

Cedric is 22 and enjoys spending his spare time listening to music and going to the cinema. He works in joinery and will be accompanied by fellow Frenchman, Anthony and Auriane in Melbourne.

Drop Cedric a note and say 'hi'! :-)

NORWAY - Hans and Eirik

2006-03-01T17:18:00.000+11:00

Meet Norwegian folk, Hans and Eirik.

Hans works in mechatronics and competed in the St Gallen international competition. Back in Norway he maintains electrical equipment for an oil platform.

Both Hans and Eirik are looking forward to coming to Australia and would love to hear from you - so post a note to say hi!

SWEDEN - Hanna Jonsson

2006-02-28T09:25:00.000+11:00

Meet Hanna Jonsson, who will be joining Pontus from Sweden at the Youth Forum.

For those of you that speak French, make sure you have a chat with Hanna as she speaks French as well as English and Swedish!

Hanna competed in last year's international competition in Floristry. You can see some of the designs Hanna works with at her company website: http://www.hertigfleurs.ch/

IRAN - new delegate - Mr Ehsan Tamis

2006-02-28T09:03:00.000+11:00

Ehsan Tamir is a 22 year old university student from Iran who works in programming and software.

Ehsan competed in the 2003 St Gallen International Competition and has since shared his experience through Competitor Training.

Send Ehsan a note to say 'hi'!