What is the World Skills Competition? When can I watch games in China?
The second National Skills Competition has come to an end, and the top ranked players participating in the World Skills Competition will be nominated for the 47th World Skills Competition China Training Team. Next year, they will have the opportunity to go to Lyon, France to participate in the World Skills Competition. There are some knowledge points about the World Skills Competition.
Q: What kind of competition is the World Skills Competition?
Answer: The World Skills Competition is the world's highest ranking, largest scale, and most influential vocational skills competition, known as the "World Skills Olympics". Its competitive level represents the world's advanced level of vocational skills development, and is an important platform for members of the World Skills Organization to showcase and exchange vocational skills. In 1950, Spain and Portugal teamed up to hold the first World Skills Competition in Madrid, officially marking the beginning of the tournament, which was held every two years thereafter.
The World Skills Competition is organized by the World Skills Organization. The World Skills Organization was founded in 1950 and is a non-governmental international organization headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It currently has members from 86 countries and regions. Its purpose is to promote the improvement of vocational skills and promote the development of vocational skills worldwide through cooperation among members.
When did China join the World Skills Organization?
Answer: China joined the World Skills Organization in 2010. From October 3 to 10, 2010, a Chinese delegation of six people went to Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, to participate in the General Assembly of the World Skills Organization. The Assembly passed a vote on October 7, 2010, officially admitting China to join the World Skills Organization.
In 2011, China participated in a group competition for the first time at the 41st World Skills Competition held in London, UK.
Q: What are the world skills competitions compared to?
Answer: The competition events of the World Skills Competition are adapted to the dynamic development of society. Some competition projects only appear once and bid farewell to the world stage, such as the broadcasting and television maintenance project. There are also some competition projects that have existed since the first competition in 1950, such as pipeline technology, masonry, etc.
In recent years, the skills competition projects of the World Skills Competition have included dozens of vocational skills in six categories: transportation and logistics, structural and building technology, manufacturing and engineering technology, information and communication technology, creative arts and fashion, and social and personal services. Competition events are divided into individual and group events.
Q: Who can participate in the World Skills Competition?
Answer: On the stage of the World Skills Competition, young people play the leading role. The World Skills Organization stipulates that the vast majority of participants must not exceed the age of 22 in the year of the competition. If the age limit needs to be relaxed for special skills competition projects, it must be proposed by experts, approved by the competition committee, and approved at the general meeting held 12 months before the competition can be carried out. At present, the projects that have been approved to relax the age limit include information network cabling, mechatronics integration, manufacturing team challenge, and aircraft maintenance. Participants in these four projects must not exceed the age of 25 in the competition year.
In addition, according to regulations, each member can select one contestant to participate in each skill competition project. Each athlete can only participate in one event and can only participate in one World Skills Competition.
The World Skills Competition opens the door to all young people who meet the age requirements, without any restrictions on their employment or academic status.
Q: What is the origin of the "Albert Vida Award" in the World Skills Competition?
Answer: The Albert Vida Prize is named after Mr. Albert Vida, the founder of the World Skills Organization, and is used to reward the contestant who receives the highest score in all participating events in each competition. At the 44th World Skills Competition, Song Biao, a contestant from China's industrial machinery assembly and adjustment project, won this award. Song Biao later donated the trophy to the World Skills Museum located in Yangpu District, Shanghai, which is scheduled to officially open to the public this year.
Q: When can I watch the competition in China?
Answer: On September 26, 2022, Shanghai, China was awarded the hosting rights of the 2026 World Skills Competition through a vote at the general meeting of the members of the World Skills Organization. At that time, we will be able to watch the competition domestically.