Third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou highlights emerging fields

Contestants participate in an autonomous mobile robot event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

China's third Vocational Skills Competition, the biggest and most high-profile comprehensive national vocational skills competition, was held here from Sept. 19 to 23.

Among all the 106 events of the competition, half of them were held centering emerging fields such as intelligent manufacturing, industrial internet and artificial intelligence. These events signaled new trends in vocational skills development and highlighted the vitality of China's new generation of skilled talents. 

3D printers are seen in an additive manufacturing event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

A staff member debugs vehicles to be used in an intelligent connected vehicle operation and maintenance event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

A contestant participates in a robot systems integration event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

Contestants participate in an autonomous mobile robot event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

A contestant participates in an additive manufacturing event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

Contestants participate in an intelligent connected vehicle operation and maintenance event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

Contestants participate in an intelligent connected vehicle operation and maintenance event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

A contestant participates in an industry 4.0 event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

This photo shows a scene of the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

A contestant participates in an art designing for 3D digital gaming event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

A contestant participates in a cloud computing event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

Contestants participate in an industrial internet engineering technology event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

A contestant participates in a plant protection drone operation event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)