China News Service, Beijing, December 2 (Reporter Li Jinlei) The National Vocational Qualification Directory has ushered in major changes.

National vocational qualification catalog reduced by nearly half

  On December 2, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "National Vocational Qualification Catalog (2021 Edition)", which contains a total of 72 vocational qualifications.

Among them, there are 59 professional qualifications for professional and technical personnel, including 33 for admission, 26 for level evaluation, and 13 for skilled personnel.

  Compared with 2017, the optimized catalog has

reduced 68 professional qualifications, a 49% reduction.

In other words, the new version of the catalog has been reduced by about half.

  The responsible comrades of relevant departments and bureaus of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security pointed out that this is conducive to lowering the threshold of employment and entrepreneurship, optimizing the employment and entrepreneurship environment, reducing the burden on talents, and continuously stimulating the vitality of market players and social creativity.

Which occupations exit and enter the directory?

  Regarding the professional qualifications of professional and technical personnel

, “registered petroleum and natural gas engineer”, “registered metallurgical engineer”, “registered mining/mineral engineer”, and “registered machinery” under “entry-exit quarantine handler qualification”, “village veterinary qualification” and survey and design registered engineer "Engineers" withdrew from the catalog

, and practitioners carried out technical activities in accordance with industry standards.

The professional qualifications of actuaries, mining rights appraisers, occupational disease diagnosis physicians and other professional and socially versatile professional and technical personnel are included in the catalog.

  In addition, the "registered equipment supervisor" was adjusted from the admission category to the level evaluation category, and the name was changed to "equipment supervisor"; the "patent agent" was renamed "patent agent"; the "land registration agent professional qualification" was renamed "Professional Qualification for Real Estate Registration Agency Professionals"; "Professional Qualification for Securities and Futures Industry" was renamed "Professional Qualification for Securities, Futures and Funds Industry", etc.

Data map: A college in Sichuan holds a vocational skills competition.

Photo by An Yuan

All vocational qualifications for level-assessment skilled personnel will be withdrawn

  According to reports, in terms of the professional qualifications of skilled personnel, the changes are mainly reflected in the "two retreats and one advance":

  First

, the professional qualifications of level-evaluated skilled personnel will be withdrawn from the National Professional Qualification Catalog.

Except for occupations closely related to public safety and personal health, all 73 professional qualifications for level evaluation skills have been withdrawn from the catalog and will no longer be recognized and issued by the government or its authorized units.

  The second is the

specific implementation of the withdrawal of the professional qualifications of skilled personnel from the human resources and social security departments.

In the new version of the National Vocational Qualification Catalog, the human resources and social departments no longer undertake the specific implementation of the vocational qualifications of skilled personnel.

  The third is

that administrative licensing matters involving personnel qualifications are included in the catalog as the occupational qualifications of the entry-level skilled personnel

, with the addition of "dangerous goods and chemical transportation practitioners", "road transportation practitioners", "special operators", and "construction construction workers". Professional qualifications such as "special operation personnel", "special equipment safety management and operation personnel" and so on.

The picture shows the national vocational qualification certificate.

Photo by Zhong Yi

Is the original vocational qualification certificate valid?

  Many people are concerned about whether the vocational qualification of level-evaluated skilled personnel will be affected by the withdrawal of the national vocational qualification catalogue and the implementation of vocational skill level recognition?

Is the vocational skill level certificate the same as the vocational qualification certificate?

Is the original vocational qualification certificate valid?

  The responsible comrades of the relevant departments and bureaus of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security pointed out that the

withdrawal of the professional qualifications of level-evaluated skilled personnel from the national vocational qualification catalogue is not to cancel the occupation and professional standards, let alone cancel the evaluation of skilled talents, but to change the vocational qualification evaluation to the vocational skill level recognition. The main body of the evaluation and certification and the management service method have been changed.

  That is: the competent government department organizes the formulation of occupational classifications, releases national occupational standards or evaluation norms, and the employers and social training evaluation organizations implement and issue professional skill level certificates.

The vocational skill level certificate and vocational qualification certificate obtained by the laborer after the evaluation have the same effect, and both can pass through the "National Online Inquiry System for Skilled Talent Evaluation Certificate" (website: zscx.osta.org.cn or jndj.osta.org.cn) )Inquire.

  In July 2020, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Relevant Work of the Vocational Qualification Exit Catalog for Level Evaluation Skilled Personnel", clarified that

the vocational qualification certificate issued before the withdrawal from the catalog continues to be valid and can be used as the professional ability level of the holder. Proof.

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