This year, the world's most notable professional skills competition WorldSkills 2017 will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 14th to 19th of October.
More than 1300 young professionals from 77 countries of the world (Member States) will go to Abu Dhabi to demonstrate skills in 51 professions.
Latvia's participation in WorldSkills Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2017
| Profession | Expert |
| Visual Merchandising/Window dressing | Ilze Začeste Rīgas Dizaina un mākslas vidusskola |
| Fashion technology | Dana Beļakova Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Dizaina tehnoloģiju institūts |
| Graphic design technology | Ivs Zenne SIA “Digital Guru” |
| Web design | Roberts Flaumanis SIA “e-risinājumi” |
| Cooking | Raimonds Zommers SIA “Entresol" |
| Electrical installations | Andris Krūmiņš SIA "AK- STUDIJA" |
| Cabinetmaking | Haralds Laucis Rīgas Mākslas un mediju tehnikums |
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Heavy vehicle maintenance |
Jānis Vītols SIA “Amazone” |