{"id":124234,"date":"2026-06-04T10:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renneritalia.com\/worldskill\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:58:26","slug":"worldskill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/renneritalia.com\/en\/worldskill\/","title":{"rendered":"WorldSkills"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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with Italian woodworkers towards Shanghai 2026<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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When the art of woodworking
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There are some races that can't be won by strength alone.
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At WorldSkills Shanghai 2026, there will be no soccer players, race car drivers, or sprinters taking the stage. Instead, it will be the trades. And among them will be Italian woodworking: a discipline that combines technical drawing, joinery, planing, finishing, assembly, and absolute precision. <\/p>

Renner Italia stands alongside the Italian team of woodworkers as they prepare for the world championship in Shanghai. It is a clear commitment: to support Italian woodworking as one of the finest, most tangible, and most skilled expressions of Made in Italy. It means standing alongside those who know wood, respect it, work with it, and transform it into beauty. It means investing in the young people who will carry this culture forward. It means giving visibility to a craft that belongs to the present and the future of our country. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Stage:
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WorldSkills<\/a> was founded in the post-World War II era, in a Europe that needed to rebuild not only its infrastructure but also its skills, workforce, and confidence. The first international competition took place in Madrid in 1950, featuring young professionals from Spain and Portugal. Since then, that competition has grown into a global movement: a platform where skilled trades are showcased to the world with the same respect accorded to major sports. <\/p>

From September 22 to 27, 2026, Shanghai will host the 48th WorldSkills Competition. It will be one of the world\u2019s largest celebrations of professional skills, bringing together young talents, schools, businesses, trainers, technicians, and international observers to showcase the practical skills that drive economic growth. <\/p>

Because WorldSkills is not just a competition. It is a barometer of the quality of training, of technical expertise, and of a region\u2019s ability to prepare people who can perform well. In a society that talks a lot about innovation, WorldSkills reminds us of a fundamental truth: innovation requires skilled hands. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Woodworking:
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The woodworking category, or cabinetmaking, is one of the most representative in the WorldSkills universe. In this discipline, it\u2019s not enough to simply \u201cknow how to make a piece of furniture.\u201d You must interpret a design, select and work with materials, use machines and tools safely, construct perfect components, create joints, assemble, finish, and inspect. The official WorldSkills discipline describes woodworking as the ability to work with wood to create high-quality furniture and units, combining technical expertise with an aesthetic understanding of design and finish. <\/p>

It\u2019s a competition against others, of course. But first and foremost, it\u2019s a competition of skill. <\/p>

In the lab, just like in a final, there\u2019s no room for \u201calmost.\u201d A cut can\u2019t be \u201cjust\u201d straight. A joint can\u2019t be \u201calmost\u201d precise. A surface can\u2019t be \u201cmore or less\u201d finished. Wood records everything: mistakes, haste, and distractions. And that\u2019s exactly why it rewards those who know how to listen to it. <\/p>

For Renner Italia, which works side by side with carpenters, artisans, and the woodworking industry every day, this craft holds a special value. It embodies the most authentic essence of a well-made product: where materials, design, expertise, technology, and finish come together. It tells the story of an Italy that still knows how to create beauty, starting from a workbench. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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