Hong Kong youngsters create history at WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition
- Hong Kong team brings home 13 medals, including one gold and 12 medallions for excellence, from competition considered the ‘Skills Olympics’
- 30 highly skilled youths from the city competed in 10 countries and regions in 26 trades, demonstrating their skills on the world stage
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Hong Kong made history at the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition, with a record haul of medals at the event, held between September and November last year. The 30-strong team celebrated a gold medal in Visual Merchandising – Hong Kong’s third gold since joining the competition in 1997 – and 12 medallions for excellence in 3D Digital Game Art, Cloud Computing, Digital Construction, Fashion Technology, Hairdressing, Information Network Cabling, Mobile Applications Development, Mobile Robotics, Mechatronics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Restaurant Service and Welding.
The Vocational Training Council (VTC) said the success not only highlights the talent of the team, but also represents a new chapter in vocational and professional education and training (VPET) in Hong Kong. The VTC believes this success will inspire more young people to consider VPET as a path to a chosen career.
More than 1,000 skilled young people from over 50 countries and regions took part in the event, where they competed for medals across a wide and challenging range of disciplines.
The competition, often called the “Skills Olympics” and organised every two years by WorldSkills International, is the biggest vocational education event in the world, showcasing the best in skills. It aims to increase awareness of vocational education and skills training worldwide.
Kaitlyn Leung Ka-yu, a Higher Diploma in Design graduate of Hong Kong Design Institute’s (HKDI) Event, Exhibition and Performance programme, experienced the thrill of competing in an international competition and appearing on the world stage. Her applied skills in design won her Hong Kong’s first-ever gold medal in Visual Merchandising from the competition, hosted in Sweden.