Vocational Skills Contests

1. Artificial Limb Making
Producing a socket for the artificial lower limb according to given specifications.


2. Basket Making
Fabricationg a basket in a stipulated size and shape, using hard-weave materials such as cane and bamboo.


3. CAD-Architecture
Using the CAD system to draw a ground plan from an architecture sketch.


4. CAD-Machinery

Picking out specified parts from machinery drawings in third angle projection, and redrawing the parts using the CAD system.

5. Computer Programming
Writing a program to operate a commercially produced general-purpose robot arm. Request operation will include making a robot write specified graphics and drawings. Software to be used is Visual C++ or Visual Basic.


6. Creating Web Pages
Creating a web page for a shop where virtual shopping is available.


7. Data Processing

7.1. Advanced Course:
Making tables, inserting data, picking out, rewriting and deleting specified data, designing a display screen and inputting data, printing reports, analyzing data, making selection menu screens, etc. The software to be used will be Microsoft Access and Excel.

7.2. Basic Course:
Inputting a series of data, e.g. figures on sales slips, a list of addresses, etc. by using MIcrosoft Excel. Necessary screen reader software will be prepared upon request.

8. Dental Techniques
Fabricating artificial teeth according to given instructions.

9. Dress Making

9.1. Advaced Course:
Fabricating a woman's dress with necessary lining, adding his/he design to the sample.

9.2. Basic Course:
Fabricating a woman's dress in cotton without linings, according to a given design.

10. Electronic Assembly and Testing
Assembling an electronic equipment from a given diagram using provided parts, and testing the functions of a completes equipment

11. Electonic Circuit Connection Technique
Using provided parts to connect electronic circuits according to the given specifications. Skills to be tested include soldering, clamping connections, etc.

12. English Dekstop Publishing
Making a color document to be printed out according to given instructions by using standard DTP practice.

13. English Text Processing
Typing a document according to a given sample. Software to be used is Windows MS-Word. Skills to be tested include: how to choose font, alignment, how to use WordArt, header/footer, how to insert format images/tabled, etc.

14. Floral Arragement
Creating an arrangement for given purpose. Contestants will be able to choose flowers, plants and/or accessories.

15. Furniture Making

15.1. Advanced Course:
Fabricating wooden parts according to a given drawing and specifications, and assembling them a piece of furniture as shown in the drawing.

15.2. Basic Course
Fabricating a basic wooden box according to a given drawing and specificantions, using provided materials.

16.Jewelry Making
Using provided material (sterling silver) to fabricate a hand-made piece if jewelry according to a sample a drawing.

17. Mechanical Assembly
Using supplied components to assemble a bicycle according to given instructions and/or drawings and making adjustments

18. PC Assembly
Assembling a personal dekstop computer according to specifications using provided components to make it run on the installed Windows XP.

19. Photography
Using provided films, to take photos of people, nature, buildings, etc. on a given theme.

20. Poster Design
Designing a poster in color on a given theme

21. Precision Sheet Metal Work
Fabricating 2 parts using steel sheets (SPCC: mild steel sheet, 1.2mm thick) and assembling them according to a provided drawing and specifications.

22. Tailoring
Using provided materials to fabricate a man's outfit with linings, according to given instructions.

23. Wood Carving
Making a wood carvng according to a given design from a provided flat wooden plate.

 
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