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. The competition programme includes 64 skills. Under WorldSkills rules, competitors in 51 skills must be no older than 22 in the year of the Competition, and in 13 skills no older than 25. In 57 skills each Member is represented by one competitor, and in 7 skills by a team of two.
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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
Aktau · October 4, 2025 — October 9, 2025
TurkicSkills is a skills championship among the Turkic states. The first international TurkicSkills 2025 championship was held on 4–9 October 2025 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. 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. In Welding, Javokhir Kholikulov took 2nd place, becoming the first competitor from Uzbekistan to reach the podium across the nine skill areas. 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.
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WorldSkills Samarkand — 2025 (September)
Samarkand · September 7, 2025 — September 12, 2025
The 5th National Skills Championship “WorldSkills Samarkand 2025” was held on 7–12 September 2025 in Samarkand. It hosted the 5th National Competition to WorldSkills standards in Plastering and Drywall Systems. The competition was organised jointly by the Samarkand Regional Department of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, KNAUF, WorldSkills Uzbekistan and Samarkand City Polytechnic No. 3. Under the supervision of experts, competitors completed practical modules in drywall installation and plastering. The winner (1st place) earned a place at WorldSkills Asia Taipei 2025. Sobirjon Nusratov represented Uzbekistan in this skill at Taipei 2025. Competitors, experts and specialists who contributed to the development of the trade received diplomas from the organisers and KNAUF, as well as commemorative gifts. The winners were announced on 13 September 2025.
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Rail Vehicle Technology — 2025, Changchun
Changchun · May 22, 2025 — May 27, 2025
The Rail Vehicle Technology Skill Competition is an international skills competition in rail rolling stock technology. It was held in Changchun, China, and concluded with the closing ceremony on 27 May 2025, when the results were officially announced. Uzbekistan was represented by the Uzbekidron team — students of Samarkand Railway College: • Kodirjon Nosirov • Sherbek Eshonkulov The team took an honourable 2nd place among the international guest teams and earned a place at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. It is the second time in a row that students of Samarkand Railway College have finished 2nd on the international stage. International guest team results: 1st — Zambia 2nd — Uzbekistan 3rd — Malaysia and Kazakhstan Among the Chinese teams, 1st and 2nd places went to Changchun Digital Technology College. Of the 40 participating teams, 25 passed the qualifying stage: 21 Chinese teams and 4 international guest teams.
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IEK Open Electricians Championship — 2025, Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk · April 2, 2025 — April 3, 2025
The IEK Open Electricians Championship is an international skills competition for electrical installation specialists. Its interregional semi-final was held on 2–3 April 2025 in Novosibirsk, Russia. Saidumar Norkuziev, a student of Polytechnic No. 1 in Bulungur district, Samarkand region, took 2nd place in Electrical Installation. It is the first international achievement in electrical installation in the history of Uzbekistan’s vocational education. He was awarded a Silver Medal recorded in his Skills Passport, an international diploma, branded workwear and a professional toolbox. “This is our pride! Samarkand’s young people are showing their potential on the international stage!” — Azizbek Nasimov, Head of the Samarkand Regional Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. “This victory is the fruit of the work of teachers, coaches and young people who love their profession!” — Gayrat Norkulov, Deputy Head of the Samarkand Regional Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.
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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.
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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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