I.Background
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has been serving as a pillar for the post-pandemic economic recovery, meeting the demand for young professionals skilled and fully prepared for the labor market. International cooperation and exchanges of vocational education and skills development have then become a must at present to comprehensively improve the quality of TVET. Such concept has been attached much importance and well demonstrated in BRICS leaders "Xiamen Declaration", "Johannesburg Declaration", "Brasilia Declaration", "Moscow Declaration" and "New Delhi Declaration". In order to continue implementing the concept, a platform of strengthening partnerships and exchanges on TVET for vocational institutions and enterprises in BRICS is necessary. 
Against this backdrop, the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China will initiate and organize 2022 BRICS Skills Competition (hereinafter referred to as the Competition). As a platform for TVET exchanges in BRICS, the Competition is dedicated to facilitating the acquisition of skills and competencies by young professionals, as well as enriching the cooperation between vocational institutions and enterprises, aiming to promote the quality development of vocational education in BRICS.

II.Introduction
The Competition will kick off in late March, and close in November. Kick-off Competition, Training Camps and Final Competition will be comprised in virtual and offline formats. Around 20 competing skills will be set in the Competition (please refer to Annex for specific competing skills list), centering on fields including intelligent manufacturing technical skills, artificial intelligence technical skills, digital technical skills, etc. TVET institutions students and teachers from BRICS are all welcome and expected to level up their capabilities regarding innovation, coordination, organization, and collaboration via participating in the Competition.
BRICS Business Council will jointly host the Competition by integrating its BRICS Future Skills Challenge into the contest. 

III. Organizational Structure
3.1 Hosts:
Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China
BRICS Business Council (BBC)
3.2 Organizers:
Xiamen Municipal People's Government
Center for Vocational Education Development, Ministry of Education, P. R. China (CVED)
BRICS Business Council Skills Development Working Group (BBC SDWG) 
BRICS Academy of Skills Development and Technology Innovation (Xiamen)

IV. Main Activities

Time	Activities
Late March, 2022	Press Release (China): inauguration.
Early April, 2022	To release the technical documentations of the Kick-off Competition.
Early May, 2022	Training Camp: to train competitors and experts.
26 May, 2022	Kick-off Competition: Web Application Development, Rail Vehicle Technology, Machine Learning and Big Data.
Late May or June, 2022	To release the technical documentations of the Final Competition.
June to July, 2022	Training Camp: to train competitors and experts.
August to  November, 2022	Final Competition：about 20 skills.

V. Registration Conditions
5.1 Young professionals (students and teachers) at the age from 16 to 35 are warmly welcome to register as competitors. 
5.2 All teams are requested to register on the basis of country. BRICS Business Council Skills Development Working Group will facilitate the registration of each country.
5.3 For online participation, each country can register up to 10 teams per skill.

VI. Competition Format
6.1 Virtual Format: International competitors will participant in via Zoom.
6.2 Offline Format: All events for Chinese competitors in Xiamen. 

VII. Contacts 
7.1 Points of Contact
Ms. Lisa
China Section 
BRICS Business Council Skills Development Working Group
Email: bricsskill@126.com, baitjy2020@gmail.com
7.2 Competition Registration
Official website for registration will be shared via email soon.
It is also acceptable to register via sending emails to the following address:
Mr. Luke
BRICS Business Council Skills Development Working Group
Email: jiakebj@gmail.com, iasdbr@126.com