On 24 June 2025, the second Shanghai Vocational Skills Competition successfully concluded at Oriental Land in Qingpu, Shanghai. The competition brought together 1,367 participants from 16 teams, and after three months of tense competition, 114 gold, 114 silver, and 95 bronze Medalists, as well as excellence award winners were announced at the closing ceremony.

The Shanghai Vocational Skills Competition is the city’s largest and highest-level vocational skills event with the most skill competitions. This year’s edition fully incorporated WorldSkills advanced concepts in technical standards, skill competition design, and organizational models, featuring extensive public participation in a wide range of innovative skill competitions.

The category of this year’s skill competitions was designed to focus on Shanghai’s “3+6”key sectors and areas with a shortage of high-skilled talents. They also reflected emerging trends in vocational skills and supported the city’s strategic industrial development goals. Notably, two special competitions—”Shanghai City Ambassador” and “Vocational Mentor”—were introduced to better facilitate Shanghai’s accelerated moves in modernizing its industrial system and fostering the digital economy, serving as a wind vane for the city’s skill development in the new era.

The competition served as a dynamic platform for participants of all ages and backgrounds, including vocational students and industry professionals, to demonstrate their expertise and exchange knowledge. One of them was Min Sida, a student from Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences. He was the gold Medalist of the Health and Social Care competition. As one of the only three male participants among a total of more than twenty, Min won gold and credited his win to his meticulous attention to detail, citing how he noticed a dizzy patient’s feet hitting a chair. Min said he chose this major to better care for his ailing grandfather with his father and remained optimistic about his caregiving career prospects.

The Competition also played a pivotal role in selecting candidates for national and international events. Aligned with the National Skills Competition, it identified top performers for the upcoming third national competition in Henan Province this September and prepared contenders for the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai next year.

This year’s event also introduced an innovative format, combining a “Main Competition Venue” with “Division Competition Venues,” and integrating skill contests with interactive displays, which helped attract large crowds of citizens, particularly youth, to witness and appreciate the artistry of vocational skills firsthand.