The 53rd National Skills Competition was held in Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center after the three years of Covid-19 pandemic. The results of the competition were announced on July 17. The National Bakery Competition selected 17 bakers from the North, Central and South divisions for the competition. Wei-cheng Zhon from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, under the guidance of Prof. Zheng-sheng Lin, won the silver medal of Bread-making Category in the competition with his work “The Clown”, showing excellent performance in educational practice.

【Wei-cheng Zhon from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, won the silver medal of Bread-making Category in the 53rd National Skills Competition.】

The National Skills Competition, sponsored by the Labor Development Agency of the Ministry of Labor, is one of the most authoritative skills competitions in Taiwan, attracting outstanding contestants from all over the country to participate. Participants need to demonstrate solid subject knowledge and flexibility in a high-pressure competition environment, and accept the rigorous test of the professional judges. The National Skills Competition provides students with a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas with outstanding players from all over the country, so as to continuously have a breakthrough in technology and grow in experience. The bread making project is a very challenging part of the competition, involving basic skills and skills in flour selection, fermentation control, baking skills, etc. Wei-cheng Zhon showed excellent bread-making skills in the competition. His work was not only highly praised by the judges in terms of taste and texture, but also showed the beautiful lines and color matching of artistic creativity. He stood out in the fierce competition and won an excellent silver medal.

【Wei-cheng Zhon from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, received a silver medal at the closing ceremony of the 53rd National Skills Competition. 】

Jia-sheng Yeh, Director of the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, said that the Department of Hospitality Management mainly emphasizes teamwork and the spirit of mutual support and co-prosperity in terms of guidance and training for competition students. STUST has been cultivating catering technology training for a long time, investing resources and coaching students to participate in various professional competitions. The teachers of the department help students move forward with rich professional guidance experience. Students who participated in the competition also observed the works of senior students in the baking and catering team, and came to realize that they still need to adjust their studies and efforts. The Department of Hospitality Management actively cultivates students to become innovative catering professionals in enterprises, with theoretical foundations in catering and tourism, industrial practical skills, and timely understanding of changes in the industrial environment. Students are able to integrate theoretical and practical courses to establish students’ catering and tourism knowledge, technology, ability and good attitude.

【Wei-cheng Zhon from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, won the silver medal of Bread-making Category after a four-day competition with his work "the Clown."】

President Cheng-wen Wu of STUST said that STUST has had outstanding performance in many occupations in this national competition. In many professional competitions and even international competitions, STUST has also produced amazing results, which shows that STUST has achieved initial results in the cultivation of students' professional skills. It is hoped that the professional ability of students in vocational colleges in the future will drive the basic strength of the industry level, connect the school with society, and explore the basic needs of society through cultural development, so that the talents cultivated here will be able to meet the future trend of their career development in terms of the content knowledge and skills they learn. This will create the future of every student.

【Wei-cheng Zhon from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, was practicing in the school's baking classroom.】

STUST has always been committed to providing high-quality education and environment, encouraging students to give full play to their expertise and to participate in various professional competitions. The outstanding performance of Wei-cheng Zhon this time proves the achievements of the school's skills education and the potential strength of the students at STUST.