Tianjin ushers in highlights of World Vocational College Skills Competition

A contestant displays tea art skills during the 2022 World Vocational College Skills Competition inTianjin. [Photo/tjyun.com]

As for exhibition competitions, those were displayed included not only high-level intelligent technologies such as "embedded technology application development", but also unique Chinese traditional culture.

On Aug 9, the "Chinese Tea Art" competition was held at Tianjin Business Vocational College. Players from Pakistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Malawi, North Korea and other countries had a glimpse of Chinese tea art culture together with Chinese players.

On site of the “Traditional Chinese Medicine Skills” exhibition competition hosted by Tianjin Medical College and Tianjin Red Star Vocational Secondary School, Chinese and foreign students jointly offered performances of making medicinal diets, sewing medicine sachets and baduanjin, a traditional form of aerobics. On the day of the competition, students from the Mali Luban Workshop in Africa also watched the competition through video.

The "Chinese cuisine" exhibition organized by Tianjin Economic and Trade School has a keyword: family banquet. During this time, a British student Lauren Firth said: "My study in Britain Luban Workshop gave me a deeper understanding of Chinese cooking skills and concepts. The time-honored Chinese dishes are really great!"

Portuguese guests visit the Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity. [Photo/tjyun.com]

There are 26 higher vocational colleges, 45 technical secondary schools and 22 technical colleges in Tianjin, with more than 300 majors. In the past five years, Tianjin vocational colleges have cultivated more than 260,000 qualified graduates, and about 58 percent of them found jobs in the local area.

Tianjin has received strong support from the state and has undertaken the mission of advancing innovation. In 2005, the Ministry of Education (MOE) signed a contract with Tianjin to jointly build a national vocational education reform pilot zone. In 2022, the MOE and Tianjin will start to create a benchmark for the innovation and development of vocational education in the new era.

Tianjin is also giving full play to its advantages and actively going abroad. So far, 20 Luban workshops have been built in 19 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, and Tianjin Luban workshops are well-known at home and abroad. The city's vocational colleges have also extensively participated in poverty alleviation cooperation and counterpart support between East and West China.