From 20 to 22 April 2017, Kipsala International Exhibition Centre (Riga) under the slogan \u201cThe doer wins!\u201d held the first national competition for young professionals SkillsLatvia 2017, organized by the State Education Development Agency (SEDA). <\/p>\n
96 participants from 30 vocational education schools of Latvia had applied for the competition in order to test their skills by competing in 16 professions. During the visiting hours all those interested had the opportunity to see the performance of the competitors, as well as get acquainted with different professions, participate at the career think tanks, test their skills at the profession demonstration stand, as well as obtain information on vocational education institutions and higher education institutions in Latvia.
\nSkillsLatvia 2017 contestants competed for medals and an opportunity to represent Latvia at international level skill competitions EuroSkills and WorldSkills which have already 60 years of tradition in the world.
\nThe competition was organised within the project \u201cCareer support for general and vocational education institution\u201d financed by the European Social Fund and the Latvian state.<\/p>\n