India has sent 11 trainees to South Korea to participate in the Korea Skills Transfer for Aspiring Regions (K-STAR) Capacity-building Program for Skills Competition organized by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRDK). The program started on 23 May 2022 and will go on till 3 June 2022 at the Global Institute for Transferring Skills of HRDK, Republic of Korea.
The program aims at enhancing the skills and competencies of participants who are preparing for WorldSkills Shanghai on October 2022, the global benchmark for skill competitions that bring together participants from over 65 countries. Indian trainees have been chosen based on the outcome of multiple selection tests conducted among the gold, silver and bronze medal winners of the IndiaSkills2021 National Competition. The said 11 trainees are representing nine skills, including two team skills—Mechatronics and Mobile Robotics, with one expert for each skill. India has sent trainees who excel in skills such as 3D Digital Game Art, Electrical Installation, Mobile Robotics and Mechatronics. The competitors are undergoing module-wise concept training, gaining knowledge on the WorldSkills marking scheme and insights from industry experts of India as well as South Korea. The workshops are being held at multiple locations including Samsung Electronics Digital City Suwon, Korea Polytechnics Pohang Campus, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Osan University.
The 46th edition of the Shanghai leg will bring together more than 1,400 young professionals, competing in more than 60 skills. India also showcased its best performance in the previous edition of WorldSkills 2019 held in Kazan, Russia by winning one gold and silver medal each, two bronze medals and 15 Medallions of Excellence. It ranked 13 among 63 countries that participated in the global event.
