Championships
National and international skills competitions.
WorldSkills Aichi — 2028
Aichi · November 15, 2028 — November 20, 2028
WorldSkills Aichi 2028 — the next World Skills Competition — will be held on 15–20 November 2028 in Aichi, Japan. The Uzbekistan team plans to compete across 16 skills.
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WorldSkills Shanghai — 2026
Shanghai · September 22, 2026 — September 27, 2026
WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 — the 48th World Skills Competition — will be held on 22–27 September 2026 in Shanghai, China. It is the largest event in the WorldSkills International system, with competitors from over 85 countries. The Uzbekistan national team is preparing across 16 skills. Preparation runs in stages: selection through regional and national championships, dedicated training programmes, and expert capacity building on the international assessment system.
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WorldSkills Bukhara — 2025
Bukhara · December 20, 2025 — December 28, 2025
The WorldSkills Bukhara 2025 regional championship ran on 20–28 December across 2 skills, closing the year.
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WorldSkills Asia Taipei 2025
Taipei · November 24, 2025 — December 2, 2025
The WorldSkills Asia Taipei 2025 international skills championship was held on 27–29 November 2025 in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. Competition ran daily from 09:00 to 18:00. Team Uzbekistan competed in 16 skills: Mechanical Engineering CAD, CNC Turning, Autobody Repair, Electronics, Web Technologies, Electrical Installations, Plastering and Drywall Systems, Painting and Decorating (exhibition skill), Beauty Therapy, Automobile Technology, Cooking, Car Painting, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Graphic Design Technology, Health and Social Care, and Industrial Design Technology. Twenty-nine countries took part. The delegation flew out of Tashkent on 24 November; on 26 November members were introduced to the workstations, the equipment and the safety requirements, and took part in training sessions based on international standards. Uzbekistan’s presence was three times larger than in 2023. The skills chosen match the needs of an export-oriented economy, and our representatives competed on equal terms with Asian leaders such as South Korea, Japan, the UAE and Chinese Taipei. The championship is an important stage in preparing for the WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 world final.
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TurkicSkills — 2025
· October 4, 2025 — October 9, 2025
TurkicSkills is a skills championship among the Turkic states. In 2025 Uzbekistan fielded nine competitors — six from Samarkand region, two from Bukhara and one from Fergana. The team returned with a 2nd place and a Medallion for Excellence. The championship helps align the vocational education systems of Turkic-speaking countries and shape common qualification requirements.
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WorldSkills Andijan — 2025
Andijan · September 20, 2025 — September 28, 2025
The WorldSkills Andijan 2025 regional championship ran on 20–28 September across 6 skills.
Learn moreWorldSkills Samarkand — 2025 (September)
Samarkand · September 7, 2025 — September 12, 2025
The September stage of WorldSkills Samarkand 2025 ran on 7–12 September to identify regional talent.
Learn moreRail Vehicle Technology Training Camp — 2025
· May 25, 2025 — May 27, 2025
The Rail Vehicle Technology Training Camp is an international training-and-competition camp in rail rolling stock maintenance. In 2025 Uzbekistan was represented by two competitors from Samarkand region, who took 2nd place. The camp format lets competitors run practical modules under international experts and study the WorldSkills assessment criteria in depth.
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IEK — 2025, Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk · April 1, 2025 — April 2, 2025
The IEK international championship — “Integration. Eurasia. Competencies” — was held on 1–2 April 2025 in Novosibirsk, Russia. Uzbekistan was represented by a competitor from Samarkand region who took 2nd place in Electrical Installations. The championship serves as a platform for exchanging experience between vocational institutions across the Eurasian region and for testing common assessment standards.
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WorldSkills Samarkand — 2025 (January)
Samarkand · January 27, 2025 — February 4, 2025
The WorldSkills Samarkand 2025 regional championship ran from 27 January to 4 February 2025 across 5 skills.
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WorldSkills Lyon 2024
Lyon · September 10, 2024 — September 15, 2024
WorldSkills Lyon 2024 — the 47th world skills championship — was held in Lyon, France. Team Uzbekistan competed in two skills with two competitors. The world championship is the highest tier of the WorldSkills movement; only winners of the national qualifiers earn a place.
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WorldSkills China — 2024
China · August 24, 2024 — August 26, 2024
At WorldSkills China 2024 the Uzbekistan team competed in two skills. The event was held on 24–26 August 2024.
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WorldSkills Uzbekistan — 2023 (December)
Tashkent · December 25, 2023 — December 29, 2023
The final December stage of WorldSkills Uzbekistan 2023 ran on 25–29 December, closing the year-long national team selection.
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WorldSkills Asia Abu Dhabi — 2023
Abu Dhabi · November 24, 2023 — December 2, 2023
The WorldSkills Asia Abu Dhabi 2023 international qualifier was held on 24–30 November 2023 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Team Uzbekistan competed in five skills: Hairdressing, Health and Social Care, Plastering and Drywall Systems, Mobile Robotics and Welding. The squad was drawn from the “Ishga marhamat” monocentres, Sergeli Medical College, Knauf Gips Buxara, IT Park Uzbekistan and the Tashkent Vocational Training Centre. The team took 3rd place and a Best of Nation medal in Plastering and Drywall Systems, plus a Medallion for Excellence in Welding.
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WorldSkills Uzbekistan — 2023 (October)
Tashkent · October 23, 2023 — October 28, 2023
The October stage of WorldSkills Uzbekistan 2023 ran on 23–28 October across 4 skills with test projects built to WorldSkills standards.
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WorldSkills Uzbekistan — 2023 (September)
Tashkent · September 18, 2023 — September 23, 2023
The September stage of WorldSkills Uzbekistan 2023 ran on 18–23 September across 4 skills as part of national team selection.
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WorldSkills Uzbekistan — 2023 (July)
Tashkent · July 10, 2023 — July 15, 2023
The July stage of the WorldSkills Uzbekistan 2023 national championship ran on 10–15 July, focused on a single skill and assessed against international criteria.
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WorldSkills Uzbekistan — 2023 (4th National Championship)
Tashkent · May 15, 2023 — May 19, 2023
The 4th National Championship in skilled trades. Winners qualified for the international selection stage in Abu Dhabi.
Learn moreWorldSkills Bordeaux — 2022
Bordeaux · October 14, 2022 — October 25, 2022
The WorldSkills Bordeaux 2022 international championship was held in Bordeaux, France. The competitor from Uzbekistan received a Best of Nation medal — the international recognition awarded to the highest-scoring member of a country’s delegation.
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Eurasian Championship — 2022
· August 14, 2022 — September 13, 2022
The Eurasian Skills Championship took place on 8–12 September 2022 in Moscow and Saransk, Russia. Team Uzbekistan competed in seven skills: Beauty Therapy, Fashion Technology, Confectionery, Hairdressing (two competitors), Welding and Electrical Installations. The competitors came from the monocentres of Jizzakh, Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara and from the Tashkent vocational training centre, and took 3rd place in every skill.
Learn moreWorldSkills Uzbekistan — 2022
Tashkent · March 28, 2022 — March 31, 2022
The WorldSkills Uzbekistan 2022 national championship took place on 28–31 March 2022 in Tashkent across 8 skills. Its results shaped the candidate pool for international competitions.
Learn moreWorldSkills Uzbekistan — 2020
Tashkent · October 30, 2020 — October 31, 2020
The next stage of the national championship across six competencies.
Learn moreUzbekistan Skills — 2019
Tashkent · December 16, 2019 — December 17, 2019
The first open championship in Uzbekistan based on WorldSkills standards, covering 10 competencies.
Learn moreWorldSkills Kazan 2019 — 45th World Championship
Kazan · August 22, 2019 — August 27, 2019
Over 1,300 competitors from 63 countries competed across 56 skills.
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