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The Opening Ceremony of WorldSkills Lyon 2024 took place on 10 September 2024 at the LDLC Arena (OL Arena).

The Closing Ceremony took place on 15 September 2024 at the popular OL Stadium (Groupama Stadium), the 3rd largest stadium in France in terms of capacity.

More information : Ceremonies- WorldSkills Lyon 2024 (worldskills2024.com)

The WorldSkills Conference is an annual two-day event that gives different voices the opportunity to connect and discuss global issues such as skills development, skills demand, Vocational Education and Training (VET), and excellence.

More information : Conference – WorldSkills Lyon 2024 (worldskills2024.com)

The Agora was a place to discuss the values of the WorldSkills Lyon 2024 Competition and to highlight stories of former Champions.

In this space, visitors had the opportunity to attend discussion sessions with inspiring people: WorldSkills France Ambassadors, former Champions, members of the WorldSkills Champions Trust…

They were also able to take part in presentations on the importance of sport, the skills needed in the professional world and the similarities between skills competitions and top-level sports competitions.

The Ceremonies and the Competition were broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook.

More information : Live streaming – WorldSkills Lyon 2024 (worldskills2024.com)

As part of the hosting of the WorldSkills Lyon 2024 World Competition, the Metropole of Lyon, the City of Lyon and WorldSkills France opened a Village des Métiers from 11 to 14 September 2024 at Place Bellecour, alongside the Competition, which took place at Eurexpo Lyon.

More information (French only) : Le Village des Métiers | Ville de Lyon

From 13 to 14 September 2024, companies in the Metropole of Lyon opened their doors to the general public, giving visitors the opportunity to discover or rediscover careers, talk to professionals and visit unusual locations. The Open Days were free and open to all!  

More information (French only) : Les Journées Portes Ouvertes des Entreprises | Ville de Lyon

Opening Ceremony

📌LDLC Arena

Ceremony live broadcast: Live streaming – WorldSkills Lyon 2024 (worldskills2024.com)

Start of Competition

📌Eurexpo


Conference

📌Eurexpo


Meet the Champions

Clara QUESNE, Hairdressing and Justina ASHIYANA, Joinery (English)

Sport as a means of social integration (France travail)

📌Eurexpo, Agora Space


Village des métiers

📌Place Bellecour

Competition

📌Eurexpo


Conference

📌Eurexpo


Meet the Champions

Jessica DEBONG, Beauty Therapy et Goulven LECOQ, Tiling

Benedict Sarhangian (NEOM Talent Academy) & Jowharah Al-Theyeb (MISK Foundation)

Skills to succeed in the future of work.

Florence LESAGE, Vice World Champion in Pâtisserie and Confectionery, Alexis NUE, World Champion in Carpentry and Mathieu AUBERT, Vice World Champion in Carpentry

Lucas SI LARBI, Autonomous mobile robotics

The social role of sport (Sport dans la Ville)

📌Eurexpo, Agora Space


Village des métiers

📌Place Bellecour

Competition

📌Eurexpo


Meet the Champions

Dylan WERNER, Restaurant service et Rachel CRAWFORD, Bakery (English)

Training centre / Retraining for top-level sportsmen and women (Lou Rugby)

Benedict Sarhangian (NEOM Talent Academy) & Jowharah Al-Theyeb (MISK Foundation)

Skills to succeed in the future of work.

Goulven LECOQ, Tiling and Clara QUESNE, Hairdressing

📌Eurexpo, Agora Space


Village des métiers

📌Place Bellecour

Final day of Competition

📌Eurexpo


Meet the Champions

Lucas SI LARBI, Autonomous mobile robotics et Jessica DEBONG, Beauty Therapy

Sport as a vehicle for inclusion (Eurogames)

📌Eurexpo, Agora Space


Village des métiers

📌Place Bellecour

Closing Ceremony

📌OL Stadium (Groupama Stadium)