WorldSkills Hong Kong Competition 2018 offers a gateway for local talent to take on the world’s best All are welcome to observe the exciting tournament
The WorldSkills Hong Kong Competition 2018 has commenced. The formal Opening Ceremony will be held on 22 June (Friday) in the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), a member institution of the Vocatonal Training Council (VTC). In the course of the tournament, the public are welcome to observe at close range different competitions, including 3D Digital Game Art, Visual Merchandising and Jewellery, to experience in person the excitement of the young competitors. Winners of the competition will have the chance to represent Hong Kong in the WorldSkills Competition to be held in Russia next year.
This year, competitors are to compete in 25 trades divided into six competition categories, namely Construction and Building Technology, Creative Arts and Fashion, Information and Communication Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering Technology, Social and Personal Services as well as Transportation and Logistics, in which around 600 of the elite of young industry tradesmen enrolled. Outstanding entrants may be selected to represent Hong Kong in the biennial Guangzhou/Hong Kong/Macao/Chengdu Youth Skills Competition and the WorldSkills Competition - hailed as the Skills Olympics – to be held in Kazan, Russia.
Two trades, Cloud Computing and 3D Digital Game Art, are added this year in view of emerging demands for new skills. For Cloud Computing, competitors will be given technical requirements for daily project deliverables where they will need to architect and provide the cloud infrastructure and services necessary to meet project goals. These include designing, maintaining the network, and resolving problems in relation to the Cloud. Regarding 3D Digital Game Art, competitors are required to perform various skills including interpretation of the game design brief, 3D modelling, texturing and game animation. 3D game works with elements like characterisation and motions will be produced.
Members of the public are welcome to come and watch the competitions to experience in person the enthusiasm and passion for vocational skills as displayed by the young local competitors. (Please refer to Annex 1 & 2 for details.)
Jointly organised biennially by the VTC, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and the Clothing Industry Training Authority (CITA), the WorldSkills Hong Kong Competition provides a platform for people aged 21 or below to compare notes and advance their professional skills as well as encouraging them to excel themselves and contribute to society.
The biennial WorldSkills Competition is a global skills event. The last competition, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates last October, saw around 1,300 young professionals from close to 60 countries and regions participating, with competitors from Hong Kong winning a Bronze award in the Beauty Therapy trade competition and seven Medallions for Excellence. Since first participating in 1997, Hong Kong teams have won two Golds, one Silver, five Bronze and 46 Medallions for Excellence, attesting to the world-class standard of Hong Kong competitors.
Established in 1982, the Vocational Training Council (VTC) is the largest vocational and professional education and training provider in Hong Kong. The mission of VTC is to provide a valued choice to school leavers and working people to acquire the values, knowledge and skills for lifelong learning and enhanced employability, and also to provide support to industries for their manpower development. VTC has 13 member institutions, namely the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) , the Institute of Professional Education And Knowledge (PEAK) , the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE), the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) , the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) , Hotel and Tourism Institute (HTI) , Chinese Cuisine Institute (CCI) , International Culinary Institute (ICI) , Maritime Services Training Institute (MSTI) , Youth College , Pro-Act by VTC , Integrated Vocational Development Centre (IVDC) and Shine Skills Centre.
VTC website: www.vtc.edu.hk
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Annex 1: Schedule of skill competitions held on the day of the Opening Ceremony (22 June)
| Skill/Trade | Competition Date | Competition Venue |
| Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | 9:30 to 11:30 am |
Room 436, 4/F, VTC Pokfulam Complex, 145 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
| Graphic Design Technology | 10:00 am to 12:00 nn & 2:30 to 4:30 pm |
Room LW552, IVE (Lee Wai Lee), 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| Jewellery | 10:00 am to 12:00 nn & 2:00 to 4:00 pm |
Room LW781a, IVE (Lee Wai Lee), 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| Visual Merchandising | 10:00 am to 5:30 pm |
Concourse, 8/F, HKDI, 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| 3D Digital Game Art | 2:00 to 4:00 pm |
Room B523, HKDI, 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| Web Design and Development | 2:00 to 5:00 pm |
Block A, Room 204, IVE (Tsing Yi), 20 Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi Island, New Territories |
Annex 2: Schedule of other skill competitions
| Skill/Trade | Competition Date | Competition Venue |
| Mechanical Engineering CAD |
1 June 2018 9:30 am to 12:00 nn & 2:00 to 4:00 pm 2 June 2018 8:30 am to 2:00 pm |
Room 126, IVE (Tuen Mun), 18 Tsing Wun Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories |
| Cooking |
9 June 2018 10:00 am to 1:00 pm 10 June 2018 10:00 to 11:30 am & 2:00 to 4:00 pm |
1/F, Demo Kitchen, VTC Pokfulam Complex, 145 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
| Car Painting |
20 June 2018 2:00 to 4:00 pm |
2/F, VTC Kwai Chung Complex, 13-19 San Kwai Street, Kwai Chung, New Territories |
| Refrigeration and Air Conditioning |
21 June 2018 9:30 am to 12:00 nn & 2:00 to 4:30pm |
Room 436, 4/F, VTC Pokfulam Complex, 145 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
| 3D Digital Game Art |
23 June 2018 9:30 am to 12:00 nn |
Room B523, HKDI, 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| Graphic Design Technology |
23 June 2018 10:00 am to 12:00 nn |
Room LW552, IVE (Lee Wai Lee), 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| Jewellery |
23 June 2018 9:30 to 11:30 am |
Room LW781a, IVE (Lee Wai Lee), 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| Visual Merchandising |
23 June 2018 9:30 am to 1:00 pm |
Concourse, 8/F, HKDI, 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| Web Design and Development |
23 June 2018 10:00 am to 1:00 pm & 2:00 to 5:00 pm |
Block A, Room 204, IVE (Tsing Yi), 20 Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi Island, New Territories |
| Bricklaying |
23 June 2018 10:00 am to 4:00 pm |
Construction Industry Council Trade Testing Centre, 95 Yue Kwong Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong (Please go to the 4/F for public registration) |
| Joinery | ||
| Painting and Decorating | ||
| Plumbing and Heating | ||
| Wall and Floor Tiling | ||
| Welding | ||
| IT Software Solutions for Business |
23 June 2018 24 June 2018 10:00 am to 12:30 pm & 2:30 to 4:30 pm |
Room 317A, 3/F, Academic Block, IVE (Chai Wan), 30 Shing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong |
| Beauty Therapy |
25 June 2018 10:00 am to 1:00 pm 26 June 2018 10:00 am to 3:00 pm |
Room 007C&D, Youth College (Kwai Fong), 85 Hing Shing Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories |
| Hairdressing |
25 June 2018 9:30 am to 5:45 pm 26 June 2018 10:00 to 11:45 am |
Room 007A, Youth College (Kwai Fong), 85 Hing Shing Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories |
| Cloud Computing |
27 June 2018 28 June 2018 10:00 am to 5:00 pm 29 June 2018 10:00 am to 1:30 pm |
Room A002 & A003, HKDI, 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| Fashion Technology |
29 June 2018 10:00 am to 5:00 pm 30 June 2018 10:00 am to 12:30 pm & 3:00 to 4:30 pm |
5/F, Clothing Industry Training Authority (Kowloon Bay), 63 Tai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon |
| Mechatronics |
29 June 2018 9:30 am to 5:00 pm 30 June 2018 9:30 am to 12:30 pm |
Block D, Room226, IVE (Tsing Yi), 20 Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi Island, New Territories |
| Mobile Robotics |
6 July 2018 7 July 2018 2:00 to 4:00 pm |
Block D, Room114, IVE (Tsing Yi), 20 Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi Island, New Territories |
Schedules of skill competitions are subject to change. Please refer to below link for details: http://www.worldskillshongkong.org/en/schedule.html
