The Toyota National Skill Contest is ongoing at the Head office in Lekki , Lagos.
The Skill (general repairs) Contest is to ensure people interfacing Toyota customers know the right tools and are given the right tools to work and are also encouragedto do their jobs.
The Skills Competition were first held in 1950 in Japan as a competition where young technicians compete on the basis of their technical skills. The aims are to encourage skills training and international exchange among technicians, and to enhance respect for technical skills.
The Skills Competition consists of the National Skills Competition held in Japan each year and the WorldSkills Competition held every second year. Technicians up to the age of 22 may compete in the WorldSkills Competition (with the exception of certain job types).
The winners of the National Skills Competition (gold medalists) from the previous year can also compete in the WorldSkills Competition.

According to the Toyota philosophy of customer satisfaction and Toyota ensure it’s shown in all departments. This contest is one of the ways of ensuring that and why its a continuous one.

Dates back Since 1966, Toyota skill contest has participating in nine job skills relating to automobile manufacturing: autobody repair, body painting, lathe operation, milling machine operation, creative modeling, die processing, electronic device assembly, mechatronics, and IT network systems administration. Through this participation it aims to promote the development of human resources among its technical personnel who form the core of the worksite and the acquiring of advanced skills. At the 2011 WorldSkills Competition in London, Toyota triumphantly won gold medals in four job skills: ‘Autobody Repair’, ‘CNC Milling’, ‘Creative Modeling’, and ‘IT Network Systems Administration’. Employees from overseas affiliates Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT) and PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) also participated and an employee from TMT won a gold medal in creative modeling.

The Skills Competition were first held in 1950 as a competition where young technicians compete on the basis of their technical skills. The aims are to encourage skills training and international exchange among technicians, and to enhance respect for technical skills

The Skills Competition consists of the National Skills Competition held in Japan each year and the WorldSkills Competition held every second year. Technicians up to the age of 22 may compete in the WorldSkills Competition (with the exception of certain job types). The winners of the National Skills Competition (gold medalists) from the previous year can also compete in the WorldSkills Competition . About 944 persons from 46 countries and regions participate in the contest.

Since 1966, Toyota has been participating in nine job skills relating to automobile manufacturing: autobody repair, body painting, lathe operation, milling machine operation, creative modeling, die processing, electronic device assembly, mechatronics, and IT network systems administration. Through this participation it aims to promote the development of human resources among its technical personnel who form the core of the worksite and the acquiring of advanced skills. At the 2011 WorldSkills Competition in London, Toyota triumphantly won gold medals in four job skills: ‘Autobody Repair’, ‘CNC Milling’, ‘Creative Modeling’, and ‘IT Network Systems Administration’. Employees from overseas affiliates Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT) and PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) also participated and an employee from TMT won a gold medal in creative modeling.