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WorldSkills: a global contest for apprentices

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Mathis Richtmann
November 13, 2024

At this year's WorldSkills, young people from 60 different professions competed against each other to become the best in the world in their field. Can the event help to promote more interest in skilled trades?

Mathis Richtmann Reporter and editor with a special interest in money and mining.
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