The 47th WorldSkills Competition was held in Lyon, France from September 10 to 15, with about 1,400 contestants from nearly 70 countries and regions participating. The Chinese delegation performed well in this competition, ranking first in the gold medal list, medal list and team total score with 36 gold medals, 9 silver medals, 4 bronze medals and 8 awards. With their superb skills and professionalism, Chinese contestants demonstrated the outstanding style of Chinese young skilled talents and China's achievements in cultivating vocational skilled talents. At the closing ceremony, Shanghai, as the host of the 48th WorldSkills Competition, handed over the WorldSkills Competition flag with Lyon.
The Chinese delegation has made many breakthroughs
The WorldSkills Competition is held every two years and is known as the "WorldSkills Olympics". It is an important platform for members of the WorldSkills Organization to demonstrate and exchange professional skills. The 47th WorldSkills Competition has 59 competition events in six categories: transport and logistics, structural and construction technology, manufacturing and engineering technology, information and communication technology, creative arts and fashion, and social and personal services.
The Chinese delegation made many remarkable breakthroughs in this WorldSkills Competition. A total of 68 contestants participated in all competitions, with the largest scale and the most comprehensive competitions in history. The average age of the contestants was 22 years old. The contestants in the Manufacturing Team Challenge won the National Best Contestant Award, and the contestants in the Industry 4.0 project won the "Albert Vida Award" with the highest score in the whole competition. The CNC milling project won the gold medal for five consecutive years, the masonry and fashion technology projects won the gold medal for four consecutive years, and the six projects participated in for the first time won gold and silver medals...
"China has sent an unprecedentedly large team to participate in the competition, and they have performed well in various skill areas. This not only demonstrates the comprehensiveness of China's vocational skills training, but also shows that China attaches great importance to the competition." Max Roche, chairman of the organizing committee of the 47th WorldSkills Competition, told reporters.
Sun Weilong, a student from Shandong Industrial Technician College, won the gold medal in the Pipeline and Heating Project. During the competition, he had to complete a series of complex operations, including the production and installation of gas and heating pipelines, and the installation of pipelines for water supply and drainage systems. Zhu Bin, a teacher at Shandong Industrial Technician College and an expert in the project, said that this year was the third time that the Chinese delegation participated in the project. With the increasing emphasis on the construction of a skilled talent team, China's performance in this project has steadily improved.
