On the third and final day of WorldSkills Conference 2026, delegates travelled beyond the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) to visit some of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres that are underpinning Shanghai’s economic growth.
With messages from the Conference’s closing plenary session fresh in their minds, delegates chose one of four field trips:
- At SAIC Motor’s Passenger Vehicle Company Anting Base, delegates followed a vehicle’s journey from design to assembly.
- At China Eastern Airlines Technology Research and Development Centre, delegates stepped into flight simulators, saw cabin service training environments, and toured aircraft maintenance workshops.
- At Shanghai Shentong Metro Group’s Longyang Training Base, instructors demonstrated train simulation technology.
- At Shanghai Nanhu Vocational and Technical College, delegates took a closer look at how a new generation of instructors is preparing students across digital skills, 5G, AI, smart healthcare, cruise service, and automotive technology.
After the field trips, delegates gathered at the WorldSkills Museum for a networking reception, a chance to connect ideas from the Conference with insights from the trips. Alexander Amiri, Director of Sponsorship and Partnership at WorldSkills International, believes this kind of knowledge exchange will help educators bring curricula even closer to industry.
He said, “These field trips are a new addition to the WorldSkills Conference and part of the reason we extended the Conference to three days. These experiences allow our delegates to gain a deep insight into a Member’s TVET system and leave with a fresh perspective on what a skills-driven future looks like in practice.”
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