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Major Competitions

In order to improve the skill level of technicians, we participate in various competitions in the fields of cooking, baking, and barista at home and abroad.

April · Domestic

Local skills competition

Hosted by the Korean Committee for the International Skills Olympics. The purpose is to develop local skills and discover excellent technicians, and winners are eligible to participate in the National Skills Competition and are exempt from the National Technical Qualification Test.

October · Domestic

National Skills Competition

Hosted by the Korean Committee for the International Skills Olympics. The purpose is to raise the level of skill skills between regions, and winners are eligible to participate in the International Skills Olympics.

June · Domestic

Seoul International Food & Beverage Culinary Contest

Korea Food, Beverage, and Culinary Education Association. The largest international high school live contest in the country. This is a skills contest for young chefs with dreams and passion.

October · Domestic

Korea Master Chef Championship

Implemented by the Korea Association of Culinary Masters and hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. This is a national competition where chefs can fully demonstrate their capabilities and potential.

April in even-numbered years Singapore

FHA Culinary Challenge

As one of Asia's top three food fairs, it is a lively competition featuring live competitions from chefs from over 30 countries.

May in odd years Hong Kong

HOFEX International Cooking Competition

Co-hosted by the Hong Kong Culinary Association and ICI, it is one of Asia's three largest international cooking competitions with 1,500 participants from 32 countries.

August · Philippines

The Philippine Culinary Cup

This is a WACS officially certified international cooking competition held in Manila, and is the most prestigious competition in the Philippines with 1,400 participants from about 40 countries.