The second Shanghai Skills Competition, the city's largest comprehensive contest focusing on professional skills, kicked off Sunday in Qingpu district, hailing the city's exquisite skills and helping promote the cultivation of skilled talents.

Hosted by Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and the Qingpu District People's Government, the competition has set up 101 events. Among them, 59 events are included in the WorldSkills Competition and 40 ones are selected in the national skills competition.