The critical importance of having a skilled workforce to
maintain a competitive edge in the global telecommunication
marketplace is being underlined by Fujikura Europe as it steps in
to support WorldSkills London 2011 taking place between 5 - 8
October at the ExCeL London.
Fujikura is one of the world's leading manufacturers of fibre
optic cables and equipment. It is sponsoring the Information
Network Cabling category of WorldSkills London 2011 which is the
largest international skills competition. The contest is returning
to the UK after an absence of 20 years.
WorldSkills is a unique global competition where young people from
across the world compete to become the best of the best. At stake
is the honour of being the greatest in the world at their chosen
skill. During the four-days in London more than 150,000 visitors
will attend and 1,000 14 - 19 year-old competitors from over 50
different member countries will go head-to-head to claim victory in
45 different skills.
As part of the wider conference Fujikura is making 14 of its
latest Fusion Splicers available for the young contestants and
visitors of the show to try. The FSM-60S Fusion Splicer is
the world's lightest and most compact splicer of its class. It can
process all the following fibres, SM (ITU-T G652), MM (ITU-T G651)
DS (ITU-T G653) NZDS (ITU-T G655) AND OTHER Single Mode Fibres
including ITU-T G657.
UK national sales manager of Fujikura, Ian Tweedle, said the aim
is to support an event which encourages young people to consider
all career paths.
"It is of great importance to Fujikura that we encourage young
people to train to learn hand based skills. It is imperative that
our employees are trained to the highest possible level in these
skills. An Olympics style contest like WorldSkills London 2011
encourages the best possible workmanship and is in the spirit of
the culture at our organisation to produce the best possible
quality," he said.
Contestants will be competing by country. South Korea has topped
the medal table for the past two competitions and came second in
2005, and Japan, Brazil and Switzerland also rank consistently
highly.
Aidan Jones, CEO of WorldSkills London 2011 said "The 'value
in kind' sponsorship from Official Suppliers such as
Fujikura is essential in making this event happen. This
event is coming to the UK for the first time in decades and
thousands of schools and colleges will be attending from across the
UK. We would encourage all parents, young people and employers to
visit the event. As well as seeing the best talent in the world
battle it out for the gold, silver and bronze medals, visitors can
Have a Go at the skills on offer, from mobile robotics to
carpentry, graphic design to stonemasonry. Don't miss out - come
and be part of it!"
For further information about World Skills London 2011 visit www.worldskillslondon2011.comm
or to find out more about Fujikura Europe go to www.fujikura.co.uk.
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