Uganda, Feb. 29 -- World Skills is an international organization with 87 member states that organises world and national championships for vocational skills every two years in different parts of the world and hosts conferences about vocational skills. It is known as the Olympics of skills.

World Skills Africa is a regional organization affiliated with World Skills International, focusing on developing and improving vocational skills standards and competitions across the African continent.

It will provide African nations with a dedicated platform to improve skills development, build capacity, and reimagine Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems across the continent.

The idea took shape in 2019, when World Skills ...