On January 18th, under the warm winter sun, Fengxian New Town witnessed the charm of skills - the theme of "The Light of Skills, Shine in the New City", the 46th Shanghai WorldSkills Competition into the New City Theme Promotion Activity kicked off at the Fengxian Museum.
In the exhibition area, paintings attracted everyone's attention. "Our Workers Have Power", "Car Assembly Variations", "Behind the Scenes Heroes"... Combining imaginative imagination with familiar skill work scenes, the brush outlines the author's understanding of the 63 WorldSkills competitions.
As the scenery changes, the work of various skill masters comes into view, including winners and referees of the WorldSkills Competition over the years, as well as non-hereditary inheritors and skill masters in Shanghai.
"The paintings on display this time were all created by primary school students in Shanghai, and the photographs were taken by photographers from the Shanghai Women Photographers Association."
According to the on-site staff, since the 46th WorldSkills Competition Skills Competition Project Animation Video and Painting Works Collection Competition was launched in October 2020, within one year, the Executive Bureau of the 46th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai has collected 141 animation videos of the skills competition projects of students in colleges and secondary vocational colleges, and 435 paintings of the primary school students' skills competition projects. During this period, female photographers took more than 170 photographs by more than 20 skilled representatives.
"Through the exhibition, we hope to convey the concept of skills regardless of age and gender, and we also hope that more people can master a skill and have a better life." The staff added.
In the skill interaction area on the other side, Qin Weiwei, a teacher specializing in cultural relics protection and restoration at Shanghai Urban Construction Vocational College, is intently observing the damaged paintings in front of him. Under the infiltration of water, the fibers of the paper are precipitated layer by layer, and the tweezers are taken away, repeated many times until only the last half of the paper is left, and then the other half layer of paper is taken for repair to be put together, and an intact painting is presented in front of people's eyes.
"In fact, the restoration of paper cultural relics usually goes through 9 steps such as fixing color, glucoat treatment, and repair, and the process is complex, and it generally takes a week to restore a work." Qin Weiwei said, "Skills need to be precipitated, and they need to be calmed down to taste. I want to see more things, I want to fix more things. ”
At the launching ceremony, Hu Zhenqiu, a technical expert in Shanghai and the workshop director of Shanghai Shenzhou Jingyi Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Zhang Xiongyi, the leader of Shanghai Skill Master Studio and an employee of Shanghai Lei Yunshang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Luo Xin, a silver medal of the 2021 National Rural Revitalization Vocational Skills Competition and a student of Shanghai Institute of Electronic Information, the 2021 Shanghai New Vocational and Technical Skills Competition Industrial Internet Gold Award, and the teacher tax of Shanghai Institute of Electronic Information, were also awarded the "Fengxian Skill Star" award.
"'Skills change destiny' is a story that really happened to me. From an ordinary employee to the current Shanghai technical expert, along the way, it is skills and all those who care about skill development that have given me a bigger stage. In the new era, we must practice what we preach, constantly carry forward the spirit of craftsmanship and labor model, cultivate more skilled talents, and make greater contributions to social development. Hu Zhenqiu said.
"The WorldSkills Competition is the highest level of vocational skills competition in the global skill field, an important platform to promote the improvement of the world's vocational skills level and promote the development of vocational skills, and will be held in Shanghai in October this year. During the one-year period of covid-19 and the postponement of the World Games, our preparations have become more and more adequate. The relevant person in charge of the Executive Board of the 46th Shanghai 2021 World Games said that he believes that through the theme promotion activities of the World Games into the new city, it will create a good atmosphere for the cultivation of skilled talents in Shanghai New Town, and believe that the future of skilled talents will also bring new vitality to the development of the new city.
It is understood that Fengxian New Town is the first stop of the "'Light of Skills, Shine New City' Shanghai 46th WorldSkills Competition into the New City Theme Promotion Activities", in order to support the construction of the World Skills Museum, so that the spirit of craftsmanship can be inherited and carried forward, fengxian District People's Government, university of science and technology of China donated to the World Skills Museum - "see micro-knowledge paper" series of exhibitions.
In the next three months, this "skill show" will successively enter Songjiang New Town, Jiading New Town, Nanhui New Town and Qingpu New Town, attracting the majority of new city citizens to actively participate in the activities of the World Games and continuously enhancing the brand influence of the 46th World Skills Competition.