When asked what their secret is to win, Wang Haidong, a student from Jiangsu Vocational College of Information Technology said, many of them are computer enthusiasts and know how to apply what they’ve learnt in school to practice.

Wang Haidong, a student from Jiangsu Vocational College of Information Technology, is interviewed during the closing ceremony of the 2017 National Vocational Students Skills Competition held in Pingtan, Fujian province on May 18. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Liu Kun, a student from another first prize winner, Fujian Polytechnic of Information Technology, attributed their excellent performance to the great efforts and teacher's guidance.

"At the very beginning, we felt very nervous since it's our first time to take part in such a large competition," said Liu,"So we started to prepare for it since last October and the final outcome is quite satisfactory."