With the approval of the State Council, the World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference 2026 will be held in Tianjin from October 15 to 17. The conference is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, and the Tianjin Municipal People's Government, under the theme "World Vocational Education: Embracing Change Together, Forging Standards Together, Creating the Future Together."

The conference features five main sessions and three concurrent events. The main sessions include the opening ceremony, plenary session, ministerial roundtable, parallel sessions, and closing ceremony. The concurrent events include the 10th Anniversary Symposium of Luban Workshops, the Special Exhibition of China's Vocational Education, and the Grand Final of the 2026 World Vocational College Skills Competition.

The 2026 World Vocational College Skills Competition has reached a new record in scale, covering 78 countries across five continents, with a total of 9,391 teams and 36,000 contestants. The overseas competition zones have been expanded with the addition of an Oceania zone, bringing the total to five, up from the original four. The competition has also introduced a new track for Chinese traditional crafts.

At the closing ceremony, the Beijing Consensus, the China Vocational Education White Paper 2026, the national standards for Luban Workshops, as well as relevant cooperation mechanisms and agreements, will be officially released.