Kazan wins the right to host WorldSkills Russia – 2018

On October 2, during the International investment forum Sochi-2015, it was announced that WorldSkills Russia – 2018 will be held in Kazan.

The cities that will host national WorldSkills competitions were announced at a special press conference with the participation of Chairman of Russian Government Olga Golodets and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

Speaking at the event, Olga Golodets said that a historical event took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 10 when the country won the right to host WorldSkills Competition-2019 in Kazan.

Olga Golodets emphasized that the main goal for Russia is raising the value and standards of professional training and skills, and development of new training materials.

Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Olga Golodets for the vested confidence and noted that the capital of Tatarstan had hosted national WorldSkills competitions twice. The certificate for hosting WorldSkills Russia – 2018 was handed over to Rustam Minnikhanov later on.

It was also announced that the Russian round of WorldSkills Competition-2016 will be held in the Moscow region, and the Krasnodar region will host the event in 2017.