570 Outstanding Contestants from 32 Teams Nationwide to Compete on the Same Stage

The Information Office of the Hunan Provincial People's Government held a press conference on November 10, 2026. It announced that the 9th National Final of Workers Vocational Skills Competition will be held in Zhuzhou from November 17 to 19. This is the first time the final will be held entirely in Hunan.

The National Final of Workers Vocational Skills Competition, founded in 2003, is one of the highest-standard, largest-scale, and most influential national industrial vocational skills competitions in the trade union system. It has long driven employees to train on the job and innovate technically, cultivating a large number of master artisans of the nation. In this final, a total of 570 outstanding contestants from 32 teams from all the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across China, as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps will participate.

The competition closely follows the development direction of new quality productive forces, focusing on four major fields: advanced manufacturing, digital intelligence, green and low-carbon, and modern services. The competition covers six occupational categories: CNC machine tool assembly, adjustment, and repair workers; intelligent connected vehicle assembly, adjustment, operation, and maintenance personnel; artificial intelligence trainers; electronic equipment assemblers; industrial wastewater treatment workers; and delivery workers for online orders. The competition takes into account both the quality improvement of traditional industries and the development of emerging business forms. All the competition venues are located in four institutions of the Zhuzhou Vocational Education Science and Technology Innovation Town.

The competition boasts strong technical support lineup. Its technical committee brings together academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Changjiang Scholars, master artisans of the nation, and top industrial experts, and sets up six occupational category expert groups. Many experts have experience in technical support for major domestic and international skills competitions and are responsible for question setting, technical standards, and judging rule formulation. This ensures that the contest questions are closely aligned with the industrial front line and that the judging is rigorous and authoritative.

The supporting incentive policies for the competition are highly rewarding. The top 20 contestants in the final of each occupational category will have their vocational skill levels upgraded by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions according to regulations. The top three contestants in the final of each occupational category who meet the application conditions will be recommended according to procedures for the "National May 1 Labor Medal."

Zhuzhou is one of the eight major industrial cities designated by the state during the First and Second Five-Year Plan periods (1953-1962) and a major manufacturing hub in China. It is reported that the city has coordinated efforts from all parties to solidly advance various preparatory work and ensure the orderly hosting of the competition.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang 

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn