TheSwedish Vocational Championships (Yrkes-SM ), held between 23-25 April, is an initiative to promote interest in and recruitment to vocational education and training in order to secure the supply of skills and build bridges between education and industry.
Yrkes-SM is a large and rich competition and exhibition event at Tingvalla Sports Centre where hundreds of Sweden’s most skilled young people compete against each other and show their professional skills. During Yrkes-SM, visitors/students are also given the opportunity to try out a number of professions in practice.
As online threats increase, more companies and organisations are reviewing their cybersecurity. Today, there is a great demand for skills in cybersecurity, and to meet this need, Sweden needs to attract more young talent who see a future in this exciting field. During Yrkes-SM, visitors will have the opportunity to try out the profession at Karlstad University’s and Compare’s exhibition stand, including by fending off a simulation of a cyber attack.
The booth will focus on cybersecurity education and demonstrate in different ways how students can acquire a technical background in cybersecurity at different levels of education. From vocational colleges to basic and advanced university courses and programmes.
Read more about the Vocational Championships here
Information about the event
- Date and time: 23/4 10.00-16.00, 24/4 09.00-16.00, 25/4 09.00-12.00 (Award ceremony 15.00-16.30)
- Location: Tingvalla ice stadium, Karlstad
- For whom: Aimed at vocational students. Open and free of charge for everyone
The exhibition stand is funded by the Interreg Sweden-Norway project Cross Border Cyber Capacity, where the long-term objective is to contribute to increased awareness of the importance of digital security among companies and organisations. Swedish partners in the project are Karlstad University, Compare and Karlstad Municipality. Read more about the project: https://www.compare.se/vad-hander/cross-border-cyber-capacity/
