Nghe An youth compete in the Skilled Worker Contest

(Baonghean.vn) - The contest for skilled workers aims to promote the pioneering and creative role of young workers and laborers in the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony of the contest. Photo: TG

On the morning of November 11, the Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Vinh University of Technical Education to organize the 2017 Competition for Skilled Workers among Nghe An Province Youth. This is the 5th time the competition, which is held every 2 years, has taken place.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the contest, comrade Nguyen Xuan Tiep - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest affirmed the special importance of training, fostering, and improving the qualifications and skills of workers: "In today's era, workers must have qualifications, good skills, industrial style, master modern technological equipment, meet production requirements, contribute to the excellent completion of production and business plans and tasks of enterprises and factories".

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Tiep - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest delivered the opening speech. Photo: TG

The Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union pointed out that in recent times, Nghe An has attracted many domestic and foreign projects, many factories have been invested in and built in the area, the demand for recruiting skilled workers and high-level workers is increasing. However, reality shows that the skill level of workers in the fields of mechanics, electricity and electronics has not met the increasing demands of businesses.

“The competition for skilled workers among young people aims to motivate and encourage young workers, pupils and students to actively study, practice their skills and forge new working styles. Through the competition, we hope that each contestant will gain a lot of experience and knowledge, exchange many skills to become skilled workers and create quality products,” emphasized comrade Nguyen Xuan Tiep.

Candidates practice grinding workpieces in the welding exam. Photo: TG

Candidates compete in the Industrial Electricity vocational exam. Photo: TG

The contest took place on November 11 and 12, in which the Welding profession was organized into 4 rounds, the Industrial Electricity profession was organized into 2 rounds. This was a healthy and useful playground for candidates selected from districts, cities, towns, universities, vocational colleges, and vocational training centers in the whole province.

Thu Giang