These Regulations are established in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 38-1 of the Vocational Training Act.

The skills competitions under these Regulations are divided into the following categories:
1. Regional skills competition.
2. National skills competition.
3. National skills competition for physically and mentally challenged.
4. WorldSkills Competition (hereinafter “WSC”)
5. Vocational Skills Competition of International Abilympics (hereinafter “IA”).
6. WorldSkills Asia Competition (hereinafter “WSAC”).
7. Other skills competitions organized or participated in for a specific purpose.
"WSC" referred to in Subparagraph 4 under the previous paragraph means the competition organized by WorldSkills International (WSI). "IA" referred to in Subparagraph 5 means the competition organized by the International Abilympics Federation (IAF). "WSAC" referred to in Subparagraph 6 means the competition organized by World Skills Asia (WSA).
The categories of skills competitions referred to in Subparagraphs 1, 2, 4 and 6, Paragraph 1 may be divided into the youth category and the junior category based on the actual situation.
The central responsible authority may hold the National Team Selection for skills competitions referred to in Subparagraphs 4~6, Paragraph 1 together with the skills competitions.