Automotive technicians from around the world gathered to compete. From the 20th to the 23rd, the 15th World Skills Olympic was held over four days at Hyundai Motor Cheonan Global Learning Center (GLC).
Since the first competition in 1995, the World Skills Olympic, now in its 15th edition, is held every other year and is a competition where automotive technicians from around the world compete and exchange technical information.
This year's competition featured 75 outstanding technicians from 50 countries: five from North and Central America, 12 from Central and South America, 21 from Europe, 14 from Africa and the Middle East, and 23 from ASEAN, after regional qualifiers.
Hyundai Motor evaluated candidates from the 20th to the 22nd in three institutional sector categories—internal combustion vehicles, electric vehicles and commercial vehicles—using written and practical exams.
In particular, Hyundai Motor introduced Virtual Reality (VR) assessments starting from the previous competition to safely evaluate high-difficulty, high-risk maintenance procedures in environments close to real situations. Hyundai Motor plans to actively use the data from this competition's evaluations in future technician training.
On the final day of the competition, the 23rd, an awards ceremony was held, and gold, silver and bronze medals and prize money were presented to outstanding individuals in each institutional sector. Dovydas Cole (United States), who recorded the highest score among participants, won the overall championship.
At this year's awards ceremony, José Muñoz, chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor, congratulated the successful hosting of the 15th World Skills Olympic and conveyed encouragement to the participating technicians via video, adding significance to the event.
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