China's Vocational Training Enhances New High-Quality Productive Forces
China has enhanced the education of individuals with skills relevant to new quality productive forces. According to the Report on the Development of Vocational Education in China, over 70 percent of new frontline workers in modern manufacturing, strategic emerging industries, and modern services are now graduates of vocational schools.
TroibNews 
China has significantly enhanced its education system, focusing on skills pertinent to new quality productive forces. According to the Report on the Development of Vocational Education in China, over 70 percent of new frontline workers in modern manufacturing, strategic emerging industries, and modern services are now graduates from vocational schools.
In 2021, the Ministry of Education updated the vocational major catalog to broaden the scope of majors available, adding more options related to strategic emerging industries, the modern service sector, digital transformation, and rural revitalization.
By 2023, higher vocational schools had established 1,266 new campuses offering programs in strategic emerging industries, such as next-generation information technology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new materials, and biotechnology. This marked an 8.24-percent increase from the previous year, resulting in over 1.05 million graduates.
Moreover, vocational education is collaborating with enterprises to address frontline production challenges. Vocational colleges have engaged in more than 2,700 state-level scientific research initiatives and have delivered technical services to companies via university-enterprise technical service platforms, amounting to over 9.1 billion yuan in cumulative value. Additionally, over 7,000 patent innovations have been transferred to businesses, involving funds exceeding 540 million yuan.
As of 2023, China has more than 11,000 vocational schools, including technical institutions, with nearly 35 million students enrolled, as reported by the Ministry of Education.
With the largest vocational education system globally, China’s vocational education closely aligns with the developmental needs of new quality productivity, optimizes professional settings, and establishes a strong foundation for high-quality labor supply.
Alejandro Jose Martinez for TROIB News
In 2021, the Ministry of Education updated the vocational major catalog to broaden the scope of majors available, adding more options related to strategic emerging industries, the modern service sector, digital transformation, and rural revitalization.
By 2023, higher vocational schools had established 1,266 new campuses offering programs in strategic emerging industries, such as next-generation information technology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new materials, and biotechnology. This marked an 8.24-percent increase from the previous year, resulting in over 1.05 million graduates.
Moreover, vocational education is collaborating with enterprises to address frontline production challenges. Vocational colleges have engaged in more than 2,700 state-level scientific research initiatives and have delivered technical services to companies via university-enterprise technical service platforms, amounting to over 9.1 billion yuan in cumulative value. Additionally, over 7,000 patent innovations have been transferred to businesses, involving funds exceeding 540 million yuan.
As of 2023, China has more than 11,000 vocational schools, including technical institutions, with nearly 35 million students enrolled, as reported by the Ministry of Education.
With the largest vocational education system globally, China’s vocational education closely aligns with the developmental needs of new quality productivity, optimizes professional settings, and establishes a strong foundation for high-quality labor supply.
Alejandro Jose Martinez for TROIB News
