Attending the opening ceremony were Zhang Lili, Second-Level Inspector of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education; Ma Wanquan, Director of the Vocational Education Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education; Wu Xuxiang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Suzhou Municipal People's Government; Wang Yunfeng, Director of the Vocational Education Department of the Suzhou Municipal Education Bureau; Wang Wenhai, Deputy Director of the Medical and Health Education Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Vocational and Technical Education and Deputy Director of the Competition Organizing Committee for the Rehabilitation Therapy and Nursing Track (Higher Vocational Group); Hai Yuxiu, Chief Judge of the Track; Huang Jiali, Head of the Arbitration Working Group; Zhang Hua, Head of the Discipline Supervision Working Group; Zhang Yu, Judge Inspector; Shi Yuchang, Secretary of the College Party Committee; as well as team leaders, instructors, and participants (via sub-venue) of all competing teams. The opening ceremony was presided over by Xiao Bo, Member of the College Party Committee and Vice President.
In his speech, Wu Xuxiang pointed out that Suzhou highly values and fully promotes the development of vocational education, striving to build a large-scale and well-structured vocational education network. He emphasized the vigorous promotion of deep integration between vocational education and regional industries, the careful cultivation of distinctive and advantageous brand professional clusters, and the continuous supply of high-quality technical and skilled talents for the economic and social development of Suzhou and even the Yangtze River Delta region. The hosting of the World Vocational College Skills Competition Finals - Rehabilitation Therapy and Nursing Track (Higher Vocational Group) in Suzhou not only provides a platform to showcase the achievements of vocational education in rehabilitation therapy and nursing but also offers a valuable opportunity for experts in these fields across the country to learn from each other and improve together. He stated that in the future, Suzhou will continue to deepen the mechanism of "college-institution co-education and industry-education integration", collaborating with industrial parks, medical institutions, and enterprises to jointly build a modern medical education system, focusing on cultivating composite health guardians, and providing a solid talent foundation for Suzhou to build a "China Pharmacy Valley" and a "Healthy City", fully promoting the high-quality development of vocational education.
In his speech, Wang Wenhai emphasized that the World Vocational College Skills Competition is a major institutional innovation in the field of vocational education in China. He noted that this year, the medical and health tracks have been integrated and upgraded, with the "Rehabilitation Therapy and Nursing Track" achieving multi-skill module integration for the first time, comprehensively assessing clinical thinking and interdisciplinary collaboration capabilities. He expressed three hopes for this year's competition: first, he hopes that institutions will take the competition as an opportunity to deepen education and teaching reforms and cultivate composite talents with "clinical skills + humanistic literacy + digital capabilities"; second, he hopes that participants will refine their skills with a craftsman spirit, demonstrating precise operational skills and adhering to the "patient-first" professional ethics; third, he hopes that expert judges will ensure fairness and justice through professional adjudication, making the competition an "international window" to showcase the excellence of vocational education.
In his address, Shi Yuchang first extended a warm welcome to the team leaders, instructors, participants, leaders, and expert judges from 170 teams across the country. Shi pointed out that hosting the World Vocational College Skills Competition Finals - Rehabilitation Therapy and Nursing Track (Higher Vocational Group) is a trust placed in our college by the competition organizing committee, which is both an honor and a significant responsibility. He stated that, under the guidance and support of the organizing committee, SVHC has developed detailed work plans, mobilizing all resources to meticulously organize, provide detailed services, and pursue excellence, striving to make this competition a innovative and exciting skills event, a platform for mutual learning and improvement, and a service development event to showcase achievements and enhance quality. The entire college will work together and go all out to ensure the smooth and successful holding of the competition, living up to the trust and mission.
At the opening ceremony, judge representatives and participant representatives made statements and solemnly pledged. The leaders and guests present jointly activated the competition start column, marking the official commencement of the 2025 World Vocational College Skills Competition Finals - Rehabilitation Therapy and Nursing Track (Higher Vocational Group). This competition attracted 170 teams and 645 participants from 137 higher vocational colleges in 30 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across the country. Over the five-day schedule, participants will compete on the same stage, fully demonstrating their professional skills.
The World Vocational College Skills Competition, upgraded from the National Vocational College Skills Competition in 2024, is a public welfare, international comprehensive skills competition for vocational colleges led by the Ministry of Education and jointly organized by national ministries and institutions. It is a major institutional design and innovation in China's vocational education and is the world's comprehensive skills competition with the longest history, the most comprehensive joint organizing ministries, and the broadest range of industries involved. The competition has 42 tracks, and the finals are carefully planned into three stages: the contention round, ranking round, and championship finals, which not only enhance the competitiveness of the event but also provide a broad stage for students of global vocational colleges to showcase their exquisite skills, exchange cutting-edge technologies, and enhance understanding of diverse cultures.
As the co-organizing institution of this competition, under the unified leadership of the competition organizing committee and the Jiangsu organizing committee, SVHC has held multiple competition preparation coordination meetings, established a competition leadership group composed of the college's party committee leadership, and set up eight special competition working groups. Each working group strictly adheres to the principles of "rigorous and truthful, meticulous, efficient operation, and enthusiastic service", fully implements requirements, carefully plans, and meticulously deploys, advancing the competition organization work with a highly responsible attitude, committed to providing professional and standardized competition environments and thoughtful service guarantees for all participating teams, and creating favorable conditions for institutions to achieve excellent results.
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