Over the last week, almost 300 volunteers gathered in Abu Dhabi to prepare for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017. Jane Stokie, Director of Skills Competitions, shares some of the hard work that goes into running the world's largest vocational skills event.

What does it mean to be a social entrepreneur, a Change Maker? Why should we care about the Global Goals? How can I help create positive impact with my friends in our community? Champions Trust representative Ricardo joined Debbie Ledbetter from the HP Foundation and Grace Lung from WorldSkills International to talk about the recently launched BeChangeMaker. Tune in to hear all about the project and how and why you should definitely join!

Leading up to WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, representatives of the WorldSkills Champions Trust will be interviewing future Competitors to see how their training journey is going, what they are excited about, and also what advice they would like from Champions. In this first instalment, Ryley, an Industrial Control Competitor from Canada, and Peter, his Expert, discuss the benefits of international experience. What advice is Ryley looking for? If there was one thing about your WorldSkills experience that you could change, what would it be? Comment below with your advice!

The WorldSkills Champions Trust caught up for a holiday themed podcast. Tune in as they reflect on their personal highlights from 2016, as well as their goals for 2017.

An individual with many "hats" joins WorldSkills Champions Trust representatives for Europe, Victor and Barth, during their time at EuroSkills Gothenburg 2016. Jos de Goey, CEO of WorldSkills Netherlands, Secretary General of WorldSkills Europe, and Vice President for Strategic Affairs for WorldSkills International, tells the Champions how he first got involved with WorldSkills, and shares some of his goals for the future.

Chirag and Anna caught up with Jenny Kozhevnikova to discuss the first WorldSkills Russia Alumni Forum. Listen to what she has to say about the future of Alumni engagement in WorldSkills Russia.

Gary and Chirag sit down with four WorldSkills Champions who participated in the WorldSkills Champions Forum 2016 in Niagara Falls, Canada. See what they have to say about their experience, and the future of their projects.

Contractor, Public Speaker, TV personality on DIY Network's Rescue Renovations, and Founder of the McCabe Foundation, Kayleen McCabe joins WorldSkills Champions Trust representatives Gary Condon and Chirag Goel to discuss the issue of gender stereotypes in skills.