The launch of the new WorldSkills Eurasia cooperation was signaled on the sidelines of WorldSkills International in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The project includes Armenia, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. These countries signed a declaration on creating WorldSkills Eurasia in Astana, at the presence of WorldSkills International president Simon Bartley.
A memorandum of cooperation was also signed in addition to the declaration, which in part implies the introduction of a common system of skill assessment which will be recognized in all EEU countries.
The Eurasian Economic Union will involve WorldSkills Eurasia as a tool for human resources management in EEU member states.
It is expected that in addition to the 4 countries, nearly 12 countries of the EEU, CIS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be involved in WorldSkills Eurasia.
