WorldSkills Asia 2025: India’s Furniture Skills Edge shines as the country fields 23 competitors backed by FFSC and other Sector Skill Councils and powered by industry-led training excellence, and takes them to global stage.
India’s participation in WorldSkills Asia 2025 comes at a pivotal moment for the country’s furniture, woodworking and modular cabinetry industries. With the sector embracing automation, global manufacturing standards and digitally integrated workflows, India’s debut at WorldSkills Asia 2025 is both symbolic and strategic.
Several members of the Indian team come from training ecosystems strengthened by the Furniture & Fittings Skill Council (FFSC) and by advanced institutions such as Iraj Evolution Design Company Ltd, an FFSC-certified Centre of Excellence (CoE).
Union Minister Shri Jayant Chaudhary flagged off India’s 23 competitors in New Delhi. They will compete across 21 skill categories from 27–29 November 2025 in Chinese Taipei—India’s first-ever participation in this continental skills championship.
A Key Spotlight: Cabinet Making at WorldSkills Asia 2025
For the furniture and modular manufacturing ecosystem, the Cabinet Making skill carries special significance.
India will be represented by Prakash Ojha, National Runner-up at IndiaSkills 2024, who will compete under the guidance of Expert Ashok Kumar Jangir, COO at Iraj Evolution Design Company—an FFSC-certified Centre of Excellence.
Their partnership reinforces India’s growing capacity to train and mentor talent using global skill standards, digital design methodologies and precision-led manufacturing practices.
As cabinet making increasingly incorporates CAD-led workflows, CNC machining, precision joinery and advanced interpretation of design tasks, India’s participation mirrors the technological direction of domestic furniture factories.
FFSC’s Expanding Leadership in Skill Development
The Furniture & Fittings Skill Council has been central to India’s ascent in skills development. Through its work in developing national occupational standards, accrediting Skill Academies, setting up Centres of Excellence and strengthening apprenticeship pathways, FFSC has helped build a robust foundation for global competitiveness.
Its frameworks are now integrated into training systems used for IndiaSkills and WorldSkills Asia 2025, ensuring that competitors are trained on globally benchmarked
competencies relevant to real factory floors.
Iraj Evolution: An FFSC-Certified CoE Powering Global Readiness
Iraj Evolution Design Company Ltd, recognised as an FFSC Centre of Excellence, has emerged as a leading training partner for design engineering and modern woodworking skills. The organisation’s infrastructure—spanning CAD/CAM systems, CNC-enabled workshops and precision-oriented manufacturing labs—has been central to preparing participants like Prakash Ojha.
By immersing competitors in real production workflows and advanced technical environments, Iraj Evolution ensures India’s readiness for challenges presented at WorldSkills Asia 2025.
Leadership Endorsement of India’s Skills Mission
Speaking at the send-off ceremony, Shri Jayant Chaudhary described India’s young
competitors as ambassadors of a rising global skills nation. He credited Sector Skill
Councils, industry partners and expert mentors for enabling the country to compete
confidently on international platforms.
MSDE Secretary Debashree Mukherjee echoed this sentiment, noting that India’s debut
at WorldSkills Asia 2025 reflects growing alignment between national training frameworks and international assessment standards.
IndiaSkills as the Gateway to Global Platforms
All 23 competitors were selected through IndiaSkills Competition 2024, the nation’s most rigorous talent filtration platform. Their preparation goes far beyond technical skills and includes communication, grooming, psychological conditioning, mindfulness and workplace readiness, simulating the holistic expectations of global competitions and modern industrial environments.
Such multidimensional training aligns with the rapidly changing needs of India’s furniture, modular and interior manufacturing supply chains, where professionalism and workplace behaviour complement technical proficiency.
What WorldSkills Asia 2025 Means for the Furniture Industry
India’s participation in WorldSkills Asia 2025 sends a strong signal to manufacturers, OEM suppliers, panel processors and modular brands. It highlights the increasing relevance of global competencies, the accelerating adoption of digital manufacturing, and the growing need for structured industry–training institutional partnerships.
The progress demonstrated by FFSC, along with the advanced capabilities of CoEs like Iraj Evolution, suggests that India’s furniture ecosystem is evolving toward global-quality workflows and competitive standards.
A Confident Step Toward Global Competitiveness
As India steps into WorldSkills Asia 2025, competitors like Prakash Ojha represent more
than individual achievement—they symbolise a sector preparing to compete internationally. Their training reflects an ecosystem that is maturing, modernising and positioning itself to benefit from global opportunities.
For the broader furniture, modular and BPHI industry, the message is clear: India’s next generation of woodworking and design engineering professionals is emerging from FFSC-certified environments, trained to global standards and ready to elevate the sector’s competitiveness.
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