MARYIA KUSHVID

• Age: 21 years

Competitor in Skill: Pâtisserie and Confectionery
Country: Belarus

How did you get interested in your skill?
I have been interested in this skill for ages. When I was a schoolgirl I liked to make different unusual things as for confectionery and pastry. While studying at college I got acquainted with methods and techniques used in this area, got new experience and developed professional skills.

Where did you do your training for your skill?
Lyceum No.1 0 (Mogilev)

How did you first find out about your Member organization and its programs?
Teaching staff of the lyceum presented information about the program under consideration

Who influenced you to pursue your skill as a career?
It was my mother who encouraged me to pursue this skill as a career

What is your experience in participating with your Member organization? WSC Belarus- 20 l5
WSC Russia -201 5 (Kazan)

Describe your most memorable moment so far with WorldSkills? Participation in WSC Russia -201 5 (Kazan). Silver medal.

Describe what your experience has been since your involvement with WorldSkills
I got acquainted with new techniques of cake decorations, technology for chocolate (chocolate sweets) preparation.

Did participating in the skills competitions and training for WorldSkills help you progress in your skill? Please describe.
Certainly. It allows to improve professional skills, provides new opportunities to develop recipes for new items.

What do you currently do? Where do you work? Vocational lyceum Nj.l 0 of Mogilev city. Confectioner.

What are your future career aspirations?
Career development, setting up and running my own business , motivation of young people to develop professional skills