Press Release
WorldSkills India Finalists in the Beauty Therapy skill
announced
All 21 candidates at the National Selection received placement with VLCC, 5
finalists shortlisted to compete for the winner’s title
The winner will be sent to WorldSkills 2015 Sao Paulo
The finalists will be given specialised industry training and will compete in WorldSkills 2015 to be held
in Sao Paulo 2015
New Delhi, September 26, 2014: The National Selection of the WorldSkills India in the
‘beauty therapy’ category today ended in great opportunities and hope, for all the 21 semifinalists. While the 5 finalists will be competing at the final selection to represent India at
the WorldSkills International Competition 2015; all the 21 contestants were offered a
placement by VLCC at the centre of their choice. The whole process of selecting the best of
candidates took more than 6 months.
The Beauty and Wellness Sector Skill Council (B&W SSC), a not for profit organization
promoted by CII, with financial support from the National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC), had conducted this national level competition over the last three days in New Delhi.
The national level round commenced on September 23, 2014 and ended on 25th September
with 5 finalists.
The competition was opened by Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, NSDC and Vandana Luthra,
Chairperson, B&W SSC, at the Clarion Hotel, by handing over the baton to the head of Jury,
Dr. Blossom Kochhar, Founder, Blossom Kocchar Group of Companies.
This competition had 21 contestants who were chosen as the winners of the regional level
competitions held across North, South, North- East and West zones. Out of these, following
5 candidates have been declared winners of the National Competition:
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5.
Dhruti Barad – West Zone
Neha Chande – West Zone
Vaghisha Raj – North Zone
Ravina Parmar – West Zone
Manashi Bharati – South Zone
All five of them will undergo specialized industry training for 5 - 6 months, before they
compete at the final selections. The winner of the finals will represent India at the
WorldSkills International Competition, Sao Paulo, Brazil in August 2015.
Speaking on the occasion, Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, NSDC said, “I am thrilled to experience
such excitement and amazingly sharp skills in our youth. There is huge potential and talent
that we see here. The WorldSkills competitions provide a fantastic opportunity to
benchmark skills within a country, against the rest of the world. At all levels, competitors
are benchmarked against their peers – locally, nationally and internationally. The primary
aim of the competition is to elevate the level of skills in young people and demonstrate that
careers based on the vocational education are viable first choice career options. WorldSkills
competitors also act as wonderful ambassadors for their respective trades, their employers
and their countries.”
“Moreover, with the rapid increase in the disposable income taking place in our country, the
beauty and wellness industry is expected to grow at a high rate. Hence, competitions such
as these will only encourage the youth of our country to come forward and showcase their
skills to the world in this domain. We are investing in the training of our contingent and are
certain that they will make us proud at the global level.” he further added.
Speaking about the competition, VLCC Founder & Vice-Chairperson and Chairperson,
Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council, Mrs. Vandana Luthra said, "As an organization
committed to the skills cause to promote social inclusion and youth empowerment in India,
we feel the WorldSkills Competition provides the best platform to the young men and
women of this country to display what they are capable of and also benchmark themselves
against their counterparts from the rest of the world,” said.
“Participation of our youth in competitions such as WorldSkills could help erase concerns
around career prospects post gaining a vocational qualification and will make our young
boys and girls voluntarily enrol for skill development-related courses.”
"VLCC, which has been actively engaged in the WorldSkills India selection process, will also
be involved in the training and mentoring of the Indian contingent for the skill of Beauty
Therapy at the WorldSkills International 2015, enabling our contestants to make India proud
at the competition,” Mrs. Luthra added.
The Beauty Therapy competition for WorldSkills India is an initiative of
NSDC, in
partnership with CII and Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council. The competition has
received a huge response from the industry. Big players like Aroma Magic, LTA School of
Beauty, VLCC, JCKRC, Make Up Forever, etc. have come forward to make this event a
success.
About WorldSkills International (WSI)
WorldSkills International (WSI) is a not-for-profit association set up in 1950 to promote
Vocational Education and Training (VET) in countries across the globe. It aims to spread
awareness about the essential contribution of skills and high standards of competence, to
the achievement of economic success and individual fulfilment, through the organisation of
the biennial WorldSkills International.
WorldSkills International is the largest skill competition in the world. It is held once every
two years in one of the WSI member countries. More than 1000 contestants below the age
of 23, compete for gold, silver and bronze medals, in over 46 skills. The competition is held
over a span of four days. The next WorldSkills International Competition (WSI) is being held
at Sao Paulo, Brazil in August, 2015.
About WorldSkills India
WorldSkills India is an initiative of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), which
has been leading India's participation at WorldSkills International competitions since 2011.
WorldSkills India organized its first ever National Competition in Balewadi Stadium Pune,
from 7th – 9th April, 2013, where 24 candidates were selected in 22 skills. These candidates
went through a rigorous training program for months before they represented India at
WorldSkills International at Leipzig Germany, in July 2013. Three candidates from India won
medallion of excellence at the event – which are Bhabesh Jana for Business and Jewellery
Designing, Arun Raj Balasubramanium for Graphic Design Technology and Sarthak Jain for IT
Software Solutions. They were also felicitated by the former Finance Minister of India, Shri
P. Chidambaram on 16th August 2013 at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.
The key objectives of WorldSkills India are • Promulgate skill development and up skilling across nation and in the society and motivate
the youth to pursue vocational education
• Facilitate advance learning in various skills and creating an industry ready reserve of skilled
workforce
• Organize local, regional, national and international skills competitions and also host
international competitions by garnering the required support through corporate partners
• Partner Industry by contributing to productivity improvements raising the standard of
work skills locally, nationally and globally
• Establish a long-term association with the WorldSkills International (WSI) secretariat
alongside the Government of India, State Governments and registered vocational skills
training and awarding bodies
For more information, please visit –
http://www.nsdcindia.org/worldskills.aspx
http://www.worldskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=529&Itemid=635
About NSDC
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is a unique Public Private Partnership (PPP),
with 51 per cent equity held by private sector and the balance 49 per cent by the Union
Government. Formed in 2010, NSDC is a professionally run not-for-profit company that
includes 31 Sector Skill Councils and over 156 training partners with over 2500+ training
centres spread across 400+ districts in the country. NSDC is mandated to skill 150 million
Indians by 2022.
For more information on NSDC kindly visit our website, and Facebook page:
www.nsdcindia.org
https://www.facebook.com/NSDCIndiaOfficial
www.twitter.com/NSDCIndia
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