Article 2 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 the 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 WorldSkills Asia (WSA).
Skills competitions in Subparagraphs 2, 4 and 6, Paragraph 1 may be divided into the youth category and the junior category based on the actual situation.
The central competent authority may hold the National Team Selection for skills competitions in Subparagraphs 4~6, Paragraph 1 together with the skills competitions.
Article 5 The schedules of skill competitions are as follows:
1. The National Skills Competition (including Regional Skills Competition) is held once a year.
2. The National Skills Competition for the Physically and Mentally Challenged is held once every two years.
3. The National Team Selection for WSC is held once every two years.
4. The National Team Selection for IA is held once every four years.
5. The National Team Selection for WSAC is held once every two years.
6. Other skills competitions may be held from time to time for specific purposes by the central competent authority.
If any skills competition in each subparagraph of the preceding paragraph is discontinued for any reason, it shall be announced.
Before National Skills Competition takes place, a General Competition Committee (hereinafter referred to as the General Committee) shall be set up to determine the contents of the events, lay out rules for competition and handle other related affairs.
When participating in the WSC, IA, and WSAC, a preparatory committee shall be set up for fund-raising and various other affairs such as national team training and practicalities of the competition.
The organization and membership of the preparatory committee described in the preceding paragraph shall be promulgated by the central competent authority.
Article 6 Where any job category of Regional Skills Competition, National Skills Competition for the Physically and Mentally Challenged, and other skills competitions held for specific purposes has less than six applicants or teams, the competition of such job category shall be suspended.
If there are no more than three individuals or teams participating in any job category of National Skills Competition, such job category will be changed to a demonstration. If there are less than two individuals or teams, such job category shall be canceled.
The number of individuals or teams under which the job categories shall be canceled in the preceding two paragraphs may be adjusted by the central competent authority in accordance with the actual situation.
Article 8 The central competent authority shall designate subordinate agencies (institutions) or commission outside agencies (institutions), schools or corporate entities to handle the following:
1. Hold skills competitions.
2. Participate in the WSC, IA or WSAC.
Article 12 The chief expert of National Skills Competition, National Skills Competition for the Physically and Mentally Challenged, and other skills competitions held for specific purposes (hereinafter referred to as the National Chief Expert) shall have a professional background and leadership and management skills. The National Chief Expert shall also meet one of the following qualifications:
1. Having been awarded top three in WSC, IA or WSAC and employed in relevant work for at least six years.
2. Having been awarded top three in National Skills Competition or National Skills Competition for the Physically and Mentally Challenged and employed in relevant work for at least eight years.
3. Obtaining a technician certificate as Class A and employed in relevant work for at least eight years.
4. Obtaining a technician certificate as Class B and employed in relevant work for at least ten years.
5. Having been trained for the WSC, IA or WSAC and won more than 2 medals.
6. Having been trained for National Skills Competition or National Skills Competition for the Physically and Mentally Challenged and won more than four times of the first three places.
7. Having been trained for the National High School Skills Competition and won more than four times of the first three places.
8. Graduating from college/university or above and having been employed in relevant work for more than twelve years with excellent performance in a specific field.
9. Having served as a committee member for formulating test projects of skills competition or as an expert for any skills competitions set forth in these Regulations for more than four times.
The National Chief Expert to be openly selected by the central competent authority shall meet the aforesaid qualifications, with the capability of communicating in English being preferred prioritized.
The National Chief Expert shall, subject to the review and approval of the central competent authority, recommend and appoint a person who meets the qualifications set forth in Paragraph 1 to serve as the National Deputy Chief Expert.
Article 17 Any person with any of the following qualifications may be recommended by his/her organization or may self-recommend to be selected as a qualified expert of a skills competition:
1. Having participated in and won the Excellence or above prize in WSC, IA or WSAC as well as having been employed in relevant work for more than three years.
2. Having participated in and won the Excellence or above prize in WSC, IA, or WSAC, having graduated from college/university or above or with equivalent educational credentials, and having been hired by the central competent authority to serve as the assistant expert for the relevant skills category for more than three times.
3. Having a high school/vocational high school diploma or higher and having at least eight years of work experience in related competitions.
4. Having taught or trained in any department relating to a competition job category for at least three years and having work experience in related competitions for more than two years.
5. Having graduated from college/university or above or with equivalent educational credentials, having obtained a technician certificate as Class B or above relating to the competition job categories, and having performed relevant work for at least two years.
6. Having served as a member for preparation or supervision of formulating test projects of skill competitions for relevant competition job categories.
7. Having accepted employment from the central competent authority and the Ministry of Education to serve as an expert for the relevant job category.
The central competent authority shall openly select the persons assigned by the units or self-recommended as referred to in the preceding paragraph.
The qualifications of the expert prescribed in Paragraph 1 for job categories with special conditions may be specially approved by the central competent authority.
Those selected as qualified experts shall participate in the full training programs organized by the central competent authority. The central competent authority will issue a certificate of qualification after the participants have passed the tests and shall include them in the talent database of experts.
Article 23 Competitors registering for skills competitions shall be citizens of the Republic of China, and the nominating organizations which recommend the registration shall not be changed after registration.
The nominating organizations mentioned in the preceding paragraph include agencies, schools, ancillary divisions with status of juridical persons, organizations, corporations, and vocational training agencies (organizations).
Each nominating organization shall recommend no more than three individuals or teams for each job category. The number of recommendations may be adjusted by the central competent authority based on the actual situation.
If the competitors graduate, leave a job or reinforce trainings during participation in National Skills Competition or National Team Selection, the schools, employers or training organizations may file applications to be added as co-nominating organizations without being restricted by Paragraph 1 and the preceding paragraph.
Article 25 Any competitor who has won any top-three prize in National Skills Competition shall not participate in the same job category of National Skills Competition. The same shall be applicable to any participation as a team member.
Any competitor who has won any top-three prize in National Skills Competition for the Physically and Mentally Challenged shall not participate in the same job category of National Skills Competition for the Physically and Mentally Challenged. The same shall be applicable to any participation as a team member.
Any competitor who has participated in WSC shall not participate in any job category of WSC. The same shall be applicable to any participation as a team member.
Any competitor who has participated in WSAC shall not participate in any job category of WSAC. The same shall be applicable to any participation as a team member.
Article 26 Sources of candidates participating in the youth category of National Skills Competition are as follows:
1. The responsible organization of each region participating in the regional skills competition of the current year will recommend the top five competitors in each job category. If the number of participants is less than ten individuals or teams, the number of recommendations will be 1/2 of the registered candidates or teams. For any job categories where all candidates are grouped under one single region, if there are more than ten individuals or teams, no restriction will be imposed on the numbers, and the candidates will be accepted based on qualifications. However, candidates who fail to meet the qualification requirements will not be included in the ranking and will not be recommended.
2. The Ministry of Education will recommend the top three winners of the relevant job categories from the national high school skills competition of the previous year. However, if two or more job categories correspond to one single job category in the youth category of National Skills Competition, two recommendations may be made for each job category if there are two job categories. If there are three job categories, one recommendation may be made for each of the job categories.
The number of recommendations in the preceding paragraph may be adjusted by the central competent authority based on the actual situation.
Article 26-1 Sources of candidates participating in the junior category of National Skills Competition are the top three winners of the relevant job categories from the municipal/city/county junior high school skills competition of the current year recommended by the Ministry of Education. However, if two or more job categories correspond to one single job category in the junior category of National Skills Competition, two recommendations may be made for each job category if there are two job categories. If there are more than three job categories, one recommendation may be made for each of the job categories.
The number of recommendations in the preceding paragraph may be adjusted by the central competent authority based on the actual situation.
Article 27 Any competitor for WSC who has won any top-three prize in National Skills Competition and whose age does not exceed the limit for participating in the WSI and who has not yet represented the Republic of China to participate in the same competition category of WSC may register to participate in the National Team Selection for WSC for such job category of the competition category.
Any competitor for IA who has won any top-three prize in National Skills Competition for the Physically and Mentally Challenged during the past ten years and who has never represented the Republic of China to participate in the same job category of IA may register to participate in the National Team Selection for IA.
Any competitor for WSAC who has won any top-three prize in National Skills Competition and whose age does not exceed the limit for participating in WSAC and who has not yet represented the Republic of China to participate in the same competition category of WSAC may register to participate in the National Team Selection for WSAC for such job category of the competition category.
Article 27-1 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding article, the central competent authority may hold a national team selection for WSC, IA, or WSAC due to force majeure or special causes.
Article 28 Any competitor selected and approved by the central competent authority to participate in any WSC, IA or WSAC shall participate in a training program before participating.
The central competent authority may decide to replace or withdraw from the national competitors for WSC, IA or WSAC mentioned in the preceding paragraph who have withdrawn from the competition or suffer any of the following events:
1. Failure to achieve the goal of training due to physical health conditions.
2. Failure to comply with the training plan or failure to follow instructions of the training team.
3. Failure to pass the training test.
4. Absence during training period without justification exceeding 1/ 10 of the total number of hours or taking leave for more than 1/ 5 of the total number of hours.
5. Subject to a decision of investigation, prosecution or detention due to the violation of laws.
6. Dispute between the competitor and the training team due to external interference.
7. Other special situations.
In case any official National Competitor specified in the preceding paragraph cannot participate in the competition, such member shall be replaced by the backup member. If the backup member of the national team cannot participate in the competition either, the replacement can be the person who wins the third place in the National Team Selection. However, if the condition occurs within three months before the start of WSC, IA or WSAC, no replacement for the competition will be made.
If the competition is participated in through a team in the preceding paragraph and if any team member cannot participate in the competition, the central competent authority will select one person from the backup team of such category to participate. If two or more persons cannot participate in the competition, the backup team for such job category will replace the initial team.
Article 49 The central competent authority will award certificates of merit and scholarships to the top three national competitors and excellent-awarded national competitors in WSC, IA, or WSAC.
Article 50 The central competent authority will award certificates of merit and scholarships to the top three competitors in WSC, IA, or WSAC, the national chiefs refer of Excellence-awarded competitors of job categories, the main former training instructors of the competitor before the competitor is selected as a member of the national team competitors, and the training instructors who provide reinforcement training for the member of the national team competitors.
Article 51 The scholarships in the preceding three articles will be awarded as follows:
1. For each of the top three competitors in Regional Skill Competitions:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$12,000.
(2) Second place of a job category: NT$6,000.
(3) Third place of a job category: NT$4,000.
2. For each of the top three competitors in National Skills Competition or National Skills Competition for the Physically and Mentally Challenged:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$120,000.
(2) Second place of a skill category: NT$60,000.
(3) Third place of a skill category: NT$40,000.
3. For each of the top three competitors in the junior category of National Skills Competition:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$24,000.
(2) Second place of a job category: NT$12,000.
(3) Third place of a job category: NT$8,000.
4. For each competitor winning an excellence prize in the youth category of WSC or IA:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$1,200,000.
(2) Second place of a job category: NT$600,000.
(3) Third place of a job category: NT$400,000.
(4) Excellence prize of a job category: NT$100,000
5. For each of the top three competitors in the junior category of WSC or youth category of WSAC:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$240,000.
(2) Second place of a job category: NT$120,000.
(3) Third place of a job category: NT$80,000.
6. For each of the top three competitors in the junior category of WSAC:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$48,000.
(2) Second place of a job category: NT$24,000.
(3) Third place of a job category: NT$16,000.
7. When a competitor of a certain job category wins an excellence prize in the youth category of WSC or IA, the corresponding National Chief Expert, the main former training instructors of the competitor before the competitor is selected as a member of the national team, and the training instructors who provide reinforcement training for the member of the national team will be awarded as follows:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$400,000.
(2) Second place of a job category: NT$300,000.
(3) Third place of a job category: NT$200,000.
(4) Excellence prize of a job category: NT$100,000
8. When a competitor of a certain job category wins a top-three prize in the junior category of WSC or youth category of IA, the corresponding National Chief Expert, the main former training instructors of the competitor before the competitor is selected as a member of the national team, and the training instructors who provide reinforcement training for the member of the national team will be awarded as follows:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$80,000.
(2) Second place of a job category: NT$60,000.
(3) Third place of a job category: NT$40,000.
9. When a competitor of a certain job category wins a top-three prize in the junior category of WSAC, the corresponding National Chief Expert, the main former training instructors of the competitor before the competitor is selected as a member of the national team, and the training instructors who provide reinforcement training for the member of the national team will be awarded as follows:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$16,000.
(2) Second place of a job category: NT$12,000.
(3) Third place of a job category: NT$8,000.
10. In specially-designated skill competitions, each competitor may receive the prize as follows:
(1) First place of a job category: NT$120,000.
(2) Second place of a job category: NT$60,000.
(3) Third place of a job category: NT$40,000.
Article 52 The scholarships in Subparagraphs 7~9 of the preceding article are allocated in accordance with the following ratios:
1. 25% of the scholarship will be awarded to the National Chief Expert.
2. 25% of the scholarship will be awarded to the main former training instructors of the current competitors for WSC, IA or WSAC before the competitor is selected as a member of the national team. If there are two or more such instructors, the scholarship will be allocated equally.
3. 50% of the scholarship will be awarded to the training instructors who provide reinforcement training for the member for the National Competitors.
If there are two or more instructors mentioned in Subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph, the percentage will be allocated in accordance with the period of training participated in under the schedule of reinforced training. The same shall be applicable if the National Chief Expert also participates in the training.
Article 53 If any competitor in any skills competition has any of the following conditions, the central competent authority shall issue a certificate of merit to the nominating organization, the training institution, and the training instructors:
1. Top five award winners, Excellent winners, official or backup National Competitors in skills competitions held by the central competent authority.
2. Winner of Excellence or above prize in WSC, IA, or WSAC.
Article 57 These Regulations are implemented on 1 September 2012. The amendments of this Directive will be implemented on the promulgation date. The amendments to Articles, 2, 26-1, 27-1, and 51 promulgated on June 6, 2019 shall be implemented on April 1, 2019; the remaining amendments to these Regulations shall be implemented on the promulgation date.