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42.As national vocational technical education reform experimental zone, Tianjin pioneers a characteristic route to the combination of work and study
http://www.tj-summerdavos.cn 2014-09-08 19:49

“The 2009 Vocational Skill Competition of National Technical Vocational Colleges” was held in June in Tianjin. More than 3,000 contestants participated in the competition. They were from 37 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, cities directly under State planning and Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps. The number of contestants and audience surpassed 10,000.

The business arena kept a close eye on the competition. Nearly 1,000 enterprises were attracted to the competition. Tianjin has taken vocational education reform and experiment as an important task and decided to hold annual Vocational Skills Competition among all the technical vocational colleges in China since 2008.

Vocational Skills Competition can help create a situation, in which “the College entrance examination is for general education, while vocational skills competition is for vocational education”. This responds to the need that vocational education should adapt to the new trend of economic and social development. Vocational Skills Competition is also an essential innovation of Chinese education system.

In 2008, secondary vocational colleges and higher vocational education enrolled 11million students. The number of current students is over 30 million. They are half that of senior high school and general higher education respectively. Recently, the employment rate of graduates from higher vocation exceeded 95 percent for three consecutive years.

As the original place of Chinese vocational education, Tianjin has pioneered a route to the “combination of work and study” with Tianjin characteristics. In 2005, the Ministry of Education joined hands with Tianjin Municipal Government, signing an agreement for establishing a reform experimental region of national vocational education, and confirming five experiments such as deepening the reform of vocational education system. In August 2007, the two parties came to terms on eight issues such as the establishment of Binhai New Area Training Bases for Technically Demanded Learners, annual Vocational Skills Competition of National Technical Vocational Colleges and promoting the system of obtaining employment admittance.

At present, there have been in Tianjin 25 vocational colleges recognized as Key Municipal Demonstrative Vocational, 33 training bases awarded Key Construction Projects and 2 higher vocational colleges admitted into National Demonstrative Schools. In addition, 93 enterprises including Tianjin Pipe Corporation have been selected as the First External Training Bases for vocational colleges in Tianjin.

In addition, Tianjin furthers the reform of vocational education system by establishing 10 different vocational educational groups in industrial organizations, urban communities and rural counties, which ensures close combination of vocational education and economic development. Nowadays, 50 percent of secondary vocational colleges and 85 percent of higher vocational colleges are set up by industrial enterprises. More than 94 percent of newly employed workers graduate from vocational colleges.

In Tianjin, vocational education is considered as an important pillar of economic & social development and a main approach of improving the quality of workers. The Government will put great efforts in creating innovative ways of talent cultivation and exploring the development path of vocational education with Tianjin characteristics.

As far back as Westernization Movement (1861-1895), “Promoting the simultaneous development of work and study” had become an indispensable theory to start business or set up schools. After the founding of People’s Republic of China, “work-study” program carried out in Tianjin by the State had exerted great influence on national vocational education. In the wake of Chinese reform and opening up, Tianjin had pioneered a route to the “combination of work and study” with local characteristics.

 
Source:Enorth.com.cn

Editor: Zhang Jialu
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