The Finals of the 2022 BRICS Vocational Skills Competition and the BRICS Skills Development and Technology Innovation Competition (Xiamen International Competition) kicked off at the Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center on November 4th, with the opening ceremony held in the evening. The Finals was held from November 1st to 6th.

2022 BRICS Skills Competition is composed of Kick-off and Finals. The Kick-off Competition was successfully held in March comprised in virtual and offline formats. Over 3500 international teams from Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa and other countries and more than 6200 teams from various provinces and cities in China had registered for the BRICS Skills Competition, with around 20,000 participants in total. After fierce competition, more than 1,600 teams and nearly 2,500 participants entered the Finals. The Finals was held through a combination of online participation by international teams and offline centralized participation by China’s teams.

The Finals focused on high-end manufacturing, digital economy, new industries, new forms of businesses, new technology and other key fields, setting up 26 skills items, including rail vehicle technology, additive manufacturing, and industrial design technology, etc.

The BRICS Skills Development and Technology Innovation Competition (Xiamen International Competition)  held in the same period, comprising eight items such as Internet of Things and its application in smart cities, application of artificial intelligence engineering technology, and Robotic Process Automation(RPA), etc.