The dynamic evolution of competition event design in vocational skills competitions plays a guiding role in higher vocational education reform. Taking the artificial intelligence track of the BRICS Skills Competition as a case study, this research analyzes competition data from 2022-2024 through an analytical framework connecting competition event design, talent cultivation, and industry demands. The research reveals three distinct evolutionary characteristics of AI-related competitions: the structural transition from rigid classification to cross-domain convergence, the technological progression from conventional applications to cutting-edge innovation, and the pedagogical transformation from curriculum-based approaches to industry-academia integration. These changes have fostered the formation of a new paradigm in higher vocational artificial intelligence program development, providing theoretical reference for both the digital transformation of vocational education and artificial intelligence program construction.

Lyu Shuojun, Xie Zhiming, Lyu Jiayu. The Transformation of Artificial Intelligence Education under the Guidance of Vocational Skills Competitions: Practices and Reflections Based on the BRICS Skills Competition. Frontiers in Educational Research (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 6: 63-70. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2025.080609.

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