The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition will open on June 24 in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. This year’s event, themed “Skills Cooperation, Joint Development,” has attracted a total of 590 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions, including 190 contestants.
After considering the industrial development needs of the countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the willingness of participants, and the conditions for hosting the competition in Chongqing, 18 competition categories were established, said Wang Xiaojun, an official from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, at a press conference on Sunday.
Among these, 11 categories are from the World Skills Competition, including digital construction, freight forwarding, electronics, optoelectronic technology, information network cabling, floristry, jewelry, and hairdressing. The other seven categories encompass rail signal control technology, drone assembly, industrial robot system operation, coffee making, and internet marketing, according to Wang.
“In 2019, the first Belt and Road International Skills Competition was successfully held in Chongqing, attracting representatives from 44 countries and regions,” said Wang, who is also a member of the organizing committee. “It became a landmark event in the field of human resources and social security, advancing the Belt and Road Initiative.”