Over its 60 year history, WorldSkills International (formerly known as the "Skill Olympics") has come to symbolise the pinnacle of excellence in vocational training. Every two years hundreds of young skilled people, accompanied by their teachers and trainers, gather together from around the world to compete before the public in the skills of their various trades and test themselves against demanding international standards. They represent the best of their peers drawn from regional and national skill competitions held currently in 67 countries/regions.

The next WorldSkills Competition is scheduled to be held on 11th – 16th August 2015 at Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India has been mandated by the Government of India to identify and select a candidate to represent the country at the WorldSkills International event.

At the last competition held at Leipzig Germany in July 2013, Mr. Bhabesh Chandra Jana did the Nation and our Industry proud by earning a Medallion of Honour for the country. Born in 1991 at Domjur, Howrah District, West Bengal, Mr. Bhabesh Chandra Jana was chosen after a three-stage rigorous process and went on to represent India internationally after undergoing extensive training.The Honourable Finance Minister felicitated Bhabesh at the launch event of the STAR Scheme.Bhabesh is currently employed as a jewellery craftsman with one of India's finest creators of jewellery at Bengaluru. We narrowly missed a Medal position at Leipzig and are now confident to bring a Gold Medal for the Nation from Sao Paulo.

GJSCI will conduct four regional competitions at Kolkata, Thrissur, Jaipur and Mumbai to short-list the best candidates to compete in the India Jewellery Skills Finals. The dates for the regional rounds are as follows:

• Kolkata: 11th/12th/13th June 2014
• Thrissur: 16th/17th/18th June 2014
• Jaipur: 23rd/24th/25th June 2014
• Mumbai: 30th June/ 1st/2nd July 2014

The final of India Jewellery Skill Competition 2014 will be held at the prestigious India International Jewellery Show from 17th – 21st July 2014 in which 8 regional winners will compete for a right to represent India who will be announced at IIJS 2014 on 21st July 2014.

The competition is open to Indian nationals who must not be older than 22 in the year of competition i.e. born not before 01 Jan 1993. Entry forms can be downloaded from www.gjsci.org.