SED starts see program in Shanghai (with images)
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The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, started her see to Shanghai today (September 26), and participated in the 48th WorldSkills Competition.
In the afternoon, Dr Choi went to the competitors location in the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) to enjoy the competitors, and find out about the efficiency of Hong Kong, China entrants throughout different ability classifications. She likewise consulted with the delegation to listen to their sharing on their experiences in the competitors.
She kept in mind that Hong Kong has actually fielded its largest-ever delegation in this year’s competitors, with 41 entrants taking part in 37 ability competitors, covering fields such as building, engineering, infotech, style, services, and catering, completely showing the varied abilities of Hong Kong’s more youthful generation. She applauded the participants for their efforts in getting ready for the competitors and motivated them to change the experience of this worldwide occasion into a structure for their future advancement.
To support the Hong Kong, China delegation in attaining more success at the WorldSkills Competition, the Education Bureau (EDB) has actually assigned extra resources to the Vocational Training Council to reinforce preparations. These consist of expanding the scope of choice, setting up training and competitors outside Hong Kong, welcoming previous medalists to share their experiences, and improving promotion and promo. In addition to assisting candidates attain excellent success at global competitors, these steps, through numerous efforts such as choice, training, experience sharing, and media protection, likewise raise public awareness of the expert level and profession potential customers of proficient skill. This, in return, raises the social status and worldwide acknowledgment of occupation and expert education and training (VPET), motivating more youths to think about pursuing a profession course in competent markets.
Dr Choi consequently went to the WorldSkills Expo, where she was informed on the advancement of VPET and the results of abilities training. She likewise consulted with the Chief Executive Officer of WorldSkills International, Mr David Hoey, to exchange views on worldwide patterns in abilities advancement and involvement of the Hong Kong, China delegation in the WorldSkills Competition.
Dr Choi stated that the Government has actually been promoting VPET at various levels as a path parallel to standard scholastic education through the method of cultivating industry-institution cooperation and varied advancement under a multipronged method. The EDB deals with the Alliance of Universities of Applied Sciences to improve the social status and worldwide acknowledgment of VPET, and, lining up with Hong Kong’s total advancement instructions, cultivate more used skill efficient in fulfilling market requirements.
She included that the WorldSkills Competition supplies a globally acknowledged platform for candidates to display their strong expert abilities and outstanding versatility on the global phase. The EDB will continue to motivate VPET trainees to take part in occasions such as the WorldSkills Competition to expand their horizons and boost their expert abilities and understanding of markets.
The WorldSkills Competition, held biennially by WorldSkills International, is the world’s biggest abilities competitors and is hailed as the “Skills Olympics.” This edition of competitors occurred in Shanghai from September 22 to 27, marking the very first time China hosted this mega occasion. The competitors has actually drawn in around 1 400 candidates from almost 70 nations and areas to take part.
Dr Choi will continue her check out program in Shanghai tomorrow (September 27).