On the evening of November 21st， the 2024 World Vocational College Skills Final Competition held in Tianjin． Five qualified teams from home and abroad competed for the championship． As an important event of the 2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference，this competition has attracted much attention from all walks of life．More than 1，400 guests from over 40 countries came to watch the final．

After a fierce competition，Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College won the champion， Zhejiang Polytechnic University of Mechanical and Eletrical Engineering and Tianjin Maritime College won the runner－up， Lycée André Argouges à Grenoble and Myanmar Shwe bo Government Technical College won the third place．

The sound of mechanical collision could be heard at the competition site， and the audience fully felt the goal positioning of the competition is＂select from real scenes， solve real problems， and show real skills＂． The projects were really close to the actual needs of the industry．Although the problems to be solved are different， but the solutions all pointed to digitalization is the common point of the competition， which also reflects the trend of modern industry to digitalization，intelligence and green transformation and upgrading．

Compared with previous years， this competition has three major features． First， the international style is more sufficient， the scope of participation in the competition is more extensive， covering 74 countries around the world， and the number of international participants has increased by 30％． Second， the function of comprehensive education is more prominent． The competition optimized the content and form， and focused on the comprehensive ability of the contestants in solving practical problems on the production line， teamwork and communication and expression ability． Third， it is more applicable and more closely connected with industries， most of the projects are derived from the actual needs of the production management service line positions．

It is reported that the World Vocational College Skills Competition is a major institutional design and innovation in the field of vocational education in China． It is the comprehensive skills competition with the longest history and the most comprehensive co－sponsored department in China． As a milestone， the 2024 World Vocational College Skills Final Competition not only demonstrates the achievements of China＇s vocational education reform， but also promotes the global vocational education exchange and cooperation． The competition provides a strong impetus for the high－quality development of vocational education by promoting educational innovation， deepening international cooperation and serving economic and social development．