WSC2024 Expert Guide
WSC2024 Expert Guide
GUIDE 2024
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE EXPERT
Index
Essentials first 3
Competition structure 8
At the Competition 13
Resources 14
Essentials first
1.1 CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU
Whether you are a new Expert or have already participated in one or more skill
competitions, congratulations, and thank you! Congratulations on playing a key role in
managing this global skills competition. And thank you for your time and dedication.
The above table is from the WSC2024 programme and shows an overview of the WorldSkills
Competition timeline.
2.4 SKILL COMPETITION MANAGER (SCM) Competition Rules can be downloaded from
A Skill Competition Manager the website at:
is a former Expert in the skill worldskills.org/about/#official-documents.
competition in which they are
SCM
appointed. They are responsible
for providing management,
guidance, and leadership of
the skill competition. The Skill Competition
Manager is a member of the Skill Management
Team. See Competition Rules 6.4.
3.
WorldSkills Competition for all skills
7.
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The Test Project is the work 3.7 COMPETITION SUPPORT
that has to be carried out by Competition Support is the part of the
the Competitors to demonstrate WorldSkills International Secretariat at a
mastery of their skill. The Competition that provides support to skills for
Technical Description specifies the WorldSkills the running of their competitions. Competition
Occupational Standards, scope of work, Support helps with the printing of Test Projects,
format and structure, development, validation, the updating of Technical Descriptions, and
verification, selection, circulation, and assessment procedures. It also provides the
30% change (if appropriate) of the Test Skill Marking Box (a box of competition-
Project. Each Test Project is designed to take related materials for each skill competition).
between 15 and 22 hours working time,
within the four days of competition.
MANDATORY TASKS
• Competition Rules Quiz
• Industry Specific Test
• Access Programme
• CV submitted and approved
OPTIONAL TASKS
• Access Expert Centre
• Download Code of Ethics and Conduct
• Download Competition Rules
• Download Technical Description
• View Infrastructure List
• Download Test Project
4.3 VIEW INFRASTRUCTURE LIST AND
• Download Health, Safety, and SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Environment documentation
Click on the link to view the Infrastructure
• Download Skill Management Plan List for your skill competition. Download any
• Discussion Forum accompanying supporting documentation.
7.1 ”WHO-IS-WHO”
”Who-is-Who” is an area of the WorldSkills website that shows photos and profiles of all WorldSkills
staff and officials. New Experts should visit ”Who-is-Who” (www.worldskills.org/whoiswho) and
complete their profile. They should also submit their photo to their Technical Delegate for upload
to the WorldSkills website. It also has a powerful search function allowing you to find individuals or
groups of people.
7.2 GLOSSARY
A glossary of WorldSkills terms can be found at: https://glossary.worldskills.org