Volunteer Roles

The Skills are at the heart of EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027: Around 50 competitions bring together Europe’s best young professionals, who demonstrate their skills live in front of an audience. As a Skills Volunteer, you are directly involved in the action and support the teams where your help is needed.  

Your tasks can vary greatly depending on the Skill: You support the Workshop Managers and Experts in the competition area, help prepare the workstations, and ensure that the competition runs smoothly. Depending on your area of deployment, you can also assist with setup and dismantling and gain exciting insights behind the scenes of the competitions.

What makes it special: You are where the action happens, experience Europe’s best young professionals up close, and gain unique insights into the world of professional excellence.

In the Ceremonies area, you ensure that the central highlights of EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 are perfectly staged and smoothly executed.

Your tasks include supporting the opening ceremony, the awards ceremony, and the subsequent farewell party – all moments that will be remembered. Behind the scenes, you coordinate teams for the Parade of Nations, assist with stage management, and prepare the medal handover. Additionally, you will participate backstage in the symbolic flag handover to the next host and ensure that photos and interviews with the medal winners are professionally organized in the so-called Winner’s Circle.

With your contribution, you ensure that the festive events are not only emotionally impactful but also technically and logistically flawless.

In the Media area, you will become part of the EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 communication team and ensure that the event comes alive both on-site and digitally.

You support media representatives from all over Europe, accompany journalists and important guests, assist with media inquiries, and gain exciting insights into professional event communication. At the same time, you can create content yourself – from interviews and social media posts to current news for the website and event app. Whether behind the scenes in the Media Center, in the midst of the action, or directly in front of the camera: you contribute to capturing the special moments of EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 and making them accessible to a broad audience.

You will meet media professionals and stakeholders from all over Europe, gain practical experience in media and digital communication, and be right in the middle as EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 makes history.

In the School Services area, you support school classes and teachers and are the first point of contact for all questions that arise before visiting EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027.

Whether it’s about admission, the daily schedule, or orientation on the competition grounds – you provide active support and advice. Your assistance ensures that every school group has a smooth and relaxed start to their visit. With your friendly demeanor and organizational talent, you play a significant role in making accompanying educators and students feel welcome and optimally prepared for the event. You lay the foundation for a successful day full of new insights and inspiration.

In the Spectator Services area, you ensure that all visitors to EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 feel welcome, safe, and well-informed.

You greet guests, assist with orientation, and answer questions about the event. At the same time, you help coordinate visitor flows and ensure a safe and smooth process even during busy times.

Whether at the information point, upon arrival, on the event grounds, or at special program points – with your open and service-oriented nature, you are an important contact person for visitors. You help ensure that everyone finds their way, enjoys their stay, and has a positive experience of EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 from start to finish.

As a Skills Ambassador, you bring the fascinating world of vocational education and training to life for visitors at EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027.

You provide exciting insights into the various competition disciplines, explain what lies behind the professions and tasks, and highlight the impressive achievements of the participants. Whether in direct exchange at the competition areas or during guided tours for the public and school classes – you spark curiosity, answer questions, and make vocational education understandable and tangible. Your own enthusiasm for professions and Skills makes the difference: You inspire people of all ages and show young visitors the diverse opportunities that vocational training offers.

With your enthusiasm, you make Skills visible, create ‘aha!’ moments, and inspire the professionals of tomorrow.

As a Volunteer Management Volunteer, you are part of the team that looks after the approximately 1,500 volunteers of EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027.

You are an important contact person for your fellow volunteers, support them in the Volunteer Centre, and ensure that they feel well-informed, welcome, and valued during their deployment. Whether it’s check-in, shift coordination, short-notice changes, or volunteer activities – you provide support wherever it’s needed.

With your open and helpful nature, you contribute to volunteers having a positive experience and working together as a team for the success of EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027.

As an Accreditation Volunteer, you are often one of the first people to meet delegates, volunteers, and guests at EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027. You ensure that the start of the event runs smoothly – from issuing accreditations to answering initial questions.

With your friendly demeanor and organizational talent, you create a positive first impression and help ensure that everyone feels welcome and well-cared for from the very beginning.

As a Conference Volunteer, you help bring exciting discussions, new perspectives, and important impulses about the future of vocational education and training to the stage. You ensure that speakers and participants feel well-cared for and that every session runs professionally and smoothly.

From preparing the rooms to looking after the speakers and supporting guests on-site – you keep many threads together behind the scenes. You meet interesting people from all over Europe, gain insights into the topics and discussions of the conference program, and experience how new impulses arise from ideas and encounters.

At EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027, people from all over Europe come together – and you ensure that delegates in Düsseldorf feel welcome and well-cared for from the very beginning.

You are their point of contact for information, practical support, and everything that makes their stay on-site easier.

Your involvement ranges from a warm welcome at the hotel to personal accompaniment of a national delegation throughout the competition days. This creates close contact with people from different countries and cultures, and you gain insight into the life and work of the delegations behind the scenes.

To keep everything moving at EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027, people are needed who maintain an overview. In the Transport area, you help ensure that delegates, guests, and vehicles reach their destinations safely and reliably. You assist with traffic and parking organization, provide orientation, and ensure that arrivals and departures are as uncomplicated as possible.

You gain exciting insights into the logistical processes behind a major international event. You work with the transport team, solve practical challenges on-site, and are often in demand precisely when many people are on the move simultaneously.

The Sponsorship Department serves as a key interface between EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 and the companies and partners whose commitment makes the vent possible. Its focus is on building and maintaining long-term partnerships as well as developing attractive sponsorship concepts that enable companies to create an authentic presence and engage with the event. Through close collaboration with sponsors, VIPs and the various event departments, the team plays a key role in successfully delivering EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 and creating a strong network that extends beyong the event.

For volunteers, the department offers exciting insights into working with national and international companies, developing partnerships and professionally delivering sponsorship activities. Volunteers gain practical experience in event management, communication and business development, while also having valuable opportunities to connect with companies and professionals from a wide range of industries.

The Venue Management & Technicals team helps to ensure that EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 runs smoothly from an operational and technical perspective. While Venue Management coordinates venue operations, infrastructure and logistics, Technicals directly support the competitions (Skills) and help provide the right conditions for their successful delivery. From set-up and dismantling to the event itself, the team works closely with different functional areas and stakeholders. Strong teamwork, flexibility and a hands-on approach are key to keeping everything running smoothly.