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News Release from: Fluke Networks
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 10 April 2007
Company sponsors skills competition
The WorldSkills Competition draws the best students from regional and national skill competitions held currently in over 45 countries/regions
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Fluke Networks has entered into a Global Sponsor Partnership with WorldSkills International. The first major sponsor event involving Fluke Networks will be the International Skills Festival for All to be held during November, 2007 in Shizouka, Japan. WorldSkills (formerly known as the 'Skill Olympics') has come to symbolise excellence in vocational education and training.
The WorldSkills Competition draws the best students from regional and national skill competitions held currently in over 45 countries/regions.
Competitions are held in 40 official categories, including network-related fields such as telecommunication distribution technology and IT/software applications.
'Our partnership with WorldSkills International allows Fluke Networks to help support, train and develop the workforce of tomorrow', said Paul Caragher, Fluke Networks President.
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'The young people demonstrating their skills at this year's competitions will be the ones entering the workplace in the very near future'.
'This type of real-world vocational training benefits everyone'.
'WorldSkills International welcomes Fluke Networks as our newest Global Sponsor Partner', said David Hoey, Secretary General for WorldSkills International.
'We recognise and thank Fluke Networks for their support of local and national events in past years, and look forward to the company's involvement on a global scale'.
Fluke Networks' Global Sponsor Partnership is further example of the company's ongoing commitment to education and skill development in the workplace.
Additional activities in this area include Fluke Networks' continuing partnership with Cisco Systems, providing Cisco Networking Academies with access to essential test tools.
Fluke Networks has also developed a networking lab course for vocational schools, colleges and universities.
The Enterprise Network Testing, Monitoring and Analysis Solutions course helps both with career development and preparation for the WorldSkills competition.
The 39th WorldSkills Competition will be held in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, 14th to 21st November, 2007.
Over four days of competition, more than 850 young people drawn from over 45 member countries/regions will test themselves against tough international standards in 47 key skills and technologies.
These competitors will be contending for gold, silver and bronze medals in each skill category.
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