Skill 08: Mobile Applications Development
Mobile Applications Developers use technology and design to create apps which are appealing and function well on phones.
General Information
Everything you need to know about this Skill
As a software developer with a specialization in mobile applications, you are a programmer and designer in one. You ensure that the apps work on users' mobile devices, look appealing, and are fun to use.
For the job, you need a certain understanding of technology and design. You need to understand the requirements and wishes of the clients and develop a product that is reliable, updatable, and easy for users to understand and use.
What experience should you bring with you?
You master at least one programming language, e.g. Dart or Kotlin, and program mobile apps, including the connection to online APIs and the use of integrated sensors. You understand task in English.
A Career with a future and always on the cutting edge
The possibilities of communication and information exchange are constantly increasing. With a degree in IT, you are in demand: in 2021, about 12 % more IT talents were sought than in the previous year. The Mobile Applications Developer is therefore one of the fastest growing occupations.
Your main working tool is your laptop, so you are almost unrestricted in terms of work location and time, as long as there is no customer appointment. The only thing you need is a stable internet connection.
WorldSkills Lyon 2024
- You register yourself and receive further information as well as, after the registration is closed, your credentials.
- During this month, you solve multiple complex tasks at a time of your choosing. Each task takes around 60 – 120 minutes, but you can distribute them across multiple days. The programming language that you use is not relevant.
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The shared German Championship for both Skills takes place at the National Training Centre in Neubrandenburg. Over four competition days, you will develop complex desktop and Android applications. This determines the joint four- to six-strong national team. Only the following development environments / programming languages can be used:
- Visual Studio (C#) for desktop applications
- Xamarin (C#), Flutter (Dart), and Android Studio (Kotlin or Java) for Android app development
- Microsoft SQL Server
- The joint national team is being prepared for the following competitions online and in multiple training camps by our trainer team. In February 2024, the Competitors are divided into two separate national teams, one for each Skill.
At the Albert Einstein Cup, both national teams compete against the best software developers of Europe and other continents in their respective Skill. As a result, the two German Competitors for the WorldSkills Lyon 2024 will be determined. - In each of the two Skills, one Competitor represents Germany at the WorldSkills in Lyon. The Competition takes place over four days.
History
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08 December 2022
Federal Chancellery
Justin Konratt receives the “Best of Nation” medal from Chancellor Olaf Scholz
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13 – 16 October 2022
WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition
Justin Konratt wins the bronze medal for Germany at the World Championships in Goyang, Korea
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30 Mai – 02 June 2022
Albert-Einstein-Cup
The winners of the Albert Einstein Cup in Neubrandenburg are: Joachim Schiller (Germany), Justin Konratt (Germany) and Kantubhukta Lavanya Sai Kumar (India). Justin Konratt also wins the additional discipline of Speed-Programming