What are skills competitions?

These competitions are designed to challenge and evaluate the level of vocational training and education nationally. The results from competitions not only provides valuable feedback to individuals, employers and providers, it also is recognition for outstanding achievement and a motivation to aspire to higher standards.

The national competition is a revealing experience for spectators to see highly competent young learners or recently qualified learners in action.

 Why Compete?

Skills competitions provide learners and young employees across many sectors the opportunity to evaluate their skills against their peers and to test themselves to see how they handle the most essential aspects of their jobs.

 What are the benefits to individuals?

This provides a good opportunity to measure your work performance, strengths and weaknesses. It offers the opportunity to work under pressure and see excellence. Competition feedback reveals a great deal about yourself and leads to self improvement as well as boosting self esteem.

 What are the benefits to employers?

Ability to assess training levels against competitors performance, boost employee morale and demonstrate commitment to high standards of training as well as improving the perception of your industry.

 What are the benefits to training providers?

Offers access to network with other professionals and to exchange good practice and information

 How to enter

Bodies holding competitions will forward their information for posting here

 National Competitions [read more]

The national final competition will consist of participants that have won at regional competition level who will compete to be the BEST in South Africa. Following this national competition the team that meets the criteria will be chosen to represent SA at the international WorldSkills Competition.