Jiang began teaching chemical laboratory technology at her alma mater in January last year.

"The transformation from competitor to schoolteacher has brought me greater responsibility," she said. "Teaching is an honorable and respectable profession, and also a job I've dreamed of.

"I'm still young and have a long way to go to become a good teacher. I will do my best to help more young people with skills shine on the World-Skills stage."

The WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition — comprising 62 events — was organized in 15 countries and regions including France, Switzerland and Austria from September to late November that year. Chinese competitors won 21 gold medals and three silver ones in the 34 events the nation entered, topping the gold medal tally.

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