Xinhua Perspective | What are the new trends in career development—— Scanning of the 2nd National Skills Competition
The second National Skills Competition, which lasted for 4 days, came to an end on the 19th. 393 contestants stood out and won medals in 109 events. What new career development trends are reflected in this competition?
On September 16th, the contestant participated in the mobile robot project competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ran
Trend 1: Diverse and colorful new professions with broad prospects
From aircraft maintenance, automotive technology, robot system integration, to Industry 4.0, cloud computing, digital construction, and then to flower art, hairdressing, baking... Walking into the second National Skills Competition, various competitions are dazzling.
The newly established professional competition for the first time highlights the continuous diversification and specialization of career development in the context of high-quality economic development in China.
"The number of contestants increased by 58.2% compared with the previous session, focusing on 20 new professions and digital technology skills such as all media operation, Internet marketing, intelligent manufacturing engineering technology, integrated circuit engineering technology." Wang Xiaojun, deputy director of the Department of Vocational Capacity Building of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said that most of the highly educated contestants are concentrated in new professions and digital technology skills, showing the general trend of integrated development of technology and skills.
The reporter saw that in the Internet marketing arena, the players held folding fans to the mobile phone camera "fancy goods". Referee Xue Maoyun told reporters that the transition from traditional marketing to the digital economy requires a large number of talents to support, and contestants need to master various skills such as market analysis and live streaming decoration.
In the field of intelligent manufacturing engineering technology, Feng Wei, a lecturer at the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering of Chongqing University of Science and Technology with a doctoral degree, has received special attention. "Intelligent manufacturing engineering technicians are a new profession released by the country, which is a new challenge for me."
"Setting up new career competitions is of great significance for enhancing the social identity of new career practitioners and promoting employment and entrepreneurship," said Wang Xiaojun.
On the home service field, contestants deftly sort and organize miscellaneous items in the "room". Judge Changtan Tan, the head of a sorting and storage service company, deeply felt and said, "In 2015, the company was only me, and now it has grown to more than 1000 people. The market demand is obvious. I am participating in the writing of the national professional standards for sorting and storage, hoping that more people can get to know and join this profession through the competition."
Trend 2: Improvement in vocational education level, showcasing "real skills" of talents from multiple fields
"From the recent matches, it can be seen that the overall level of the players has improved significantly," said Song Fangzhi, a senior engineer at Beihang University who serves as the chief referee for the CNC turning project.
"Satellites and airplanes flying in the sky, high-speed trains and cars running on the ground, as well as daily necessities such as cups and bottles, all need to be made into molds and processed using CNC lathes." Song Fangzhi said that the difficulty of the questions has greatly increased, but the contestants can still get high scores.
On September 17th, contestants participated in an aircraft maintenance competition. Photo by Zhao Zishuo, journalist from Xinhua News Agency
Wu Hongyu, who once won gold in the World Skills Competition, came to the competition as a coach at Guangdong Mechanical Technician College. "He told us that there has been significant improvement in both the operational skills and the comprehensive qualities of the athletes. This reflects the improvement of our competition level and also reflects the improvement of vocational education level," said Liu Jingfeng, the chief judge of the welding project and executive vice president of the China Engineering Construction Welding Association.
The reporter noticed that this competition places more emphasis on testing the practical application ability of the contestants. At the jewelry processing competition, contestants use real gold, silver, and jewelry to make jewelry and compete in a showdown. From airplanes to rail trains, from heavy vehicles to new energy vehicles... The competition uses more "live ammunition" and "authentic materials" to recreate real work scenes.
Lv Yueqiang, a 22-year-old athlete who graduated from Tianjin Mechanical and Electrical Vocational and Technical College, participated in a competition for aircraft maintenance projects: "To complete component replacement, equipment inspection, and repair on a real aircraft is a great test of personal ability."
For the first time, this competition has also set up a corporate competition venue, allowing contestants to see "real skills" at their actual work sites.
The second container terminal of Tianjin Port is undergoing a fierce competition for the application technology project of lifting equipment. The contestant remotely controls the container loading operation on a shore bridge 1 kilometer away, facing screens and buttons. Wu Fei, a contestant from Ningbo Port Group, said, "I used to be a driver driving shore bridges on site. With the acceleration of intelligent construction in the port, I started remotely operating shore bridges two years ago. Remote operation cannot synchronously understand the operation status of machinery, and requires higher technical skills."
Trend three: Shortage of high skilled talent market and promising future
This competition has attracted many enterprises to actively participate. Many business leaders specifically come to the scene to watch the competition and recruit talents.
The paint industry emphasizes the "three parts and seven division of labor", and painters are crucial. However, in recent years, they have been facing problems such as personnel aging, gaps, and a lack of highly skilled talents. Fu Junying, the general manager of Nippon Paint Industry Talent Development Center, has been "guarding" the venue for several consecutive days. She told reporters, "In the last competition, we recruited some excellent players. This time, the leaders of several sub centers have come, and we have also clarified our intentions with several seeded players."
"We focus on the intelligent manufacturing engineering technology and industrial robot system operation and maintenance competition, and the award-winning contestants will benchmark the treatment level of R&D engineers," said Jiang Zuodong, the person in charge of Shandong Zhongde Dongliang Group Co., Ltd.
The reporter found that enterprises not only increase the construction of skilled talent teams, but also have closer cooperation with universities. During the competition, a group of enterprises and schools signed orders for targeted training of high skilled talents.
The profound impact of the competition is to enable more and more people to see the value of skills and the prospects for their success. Several college leaders have stated that contestants who have participated in skills competitions are very popular when looking for jobs, and large enterprises generally hire them directly, with good compensation.
"There is more than one path to success, and learning a good skill can also make one's life brilliant." Liu Jingfeng said, "There is a huge gap in skilled talents, especially high skilled talents. Through competitions, the status and treatment of skilled talents can be further improved, and the recognition of skilled talents by the whole society can be enhanced. This will definitely encourage and drive more people to learn skills, devote themselves to skills, and improve their skills."
