Trainee Àngela Font on CIFP Juníper Serra in Palma has WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 in the discipline of cooking finished fifth. In recognition of her performance, she received a Medal of Excellence, awarded to WorldSkills participants who achieve particularly high scores just outside the medal places. Government of the Balearic Islands and the school confirmed the result on 27 September 2026.
According to the Government of the Balearic Islands the competition consisted of several assessment stages, evaluating not only technical precision but also organisation, time management and menu planning. The “Medal of Excellence” is awarded by the international organiser for above-average results. CIFP Juníper Serra praised Font’s performance as confirmation of the quality of training in the culinary discipline.
Àngela Font secured her place in Shanghai by winning SpainSkills 2026 . This national competition serves as Spain’s qualifying event for WorldSkills and selects representatives for each discipline. WorldSkills is considered the largest international platform for skills competitions for young professionals and brings together delegations from numerous countries, including Spain, every two years.
For the Balearic Islands, the regional government sees the result as a sign of the strength of vocational education across the archipelago. Before the competition began, it had officially sent off the delegation, whose participants represented various disciplines. Education-related organisations on the islands see results such as Font’s as a potential stimulus for curricula, practical training and partnerships with businesses in the region’s catering and hotel sectors.
The key facts—her place in the Spanish delegation, fifth place in cooking and the award of the Medal of Excellence—were confirmed in an official statement from the Government of the Balearic Islands, as well as in publications by CIFP Juníper Serra and reports in regional media. The organisations cited also present WorldSkills as a showcase that supports young professionals’ transition into the labour market. Assessments of possible career effects should be understood as projections; no reliable information on this is yet available.
The Shanghai event joins a series of successful appearances by Balearic vocational training teams at national and international competitions. According to the school and the regional government, the visibility of such results helps further strengthen the standing of vocational and school-based training programmes in the Balearic Islands.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).