Our reporter Dai Lili

　　In recent years, many middle-aged people, old and young, have "fallen in love" with the research card, hoping to improve their competitiveness in the workplace.

A "research fever" is rising among middle-aged groups.

　　Textual research increases competition weight

　　At 7:30 p.m., Wang Yan opened the online school's page on time. That night, the intermediate economist course was conducting a live broadcast of the test analysis and test preparation guide.

As a working mother, it is not easy to have a whole period of study time where you can sit down quietly. Every time Wang Yan overcomes "all difficulties" and waits in the live broadcast room on time.

How to read the lecture notes in detail, how to take notes on important knowledge points, how to memorize the formulas and models of the exclusive analysis test center... Every time I listen to it, the amount of information is huge.

　　In Wang Yan's view, the most urgent goal is to get a certificate, and the motivation that supports her to persist in learning is not only the goal of becoming better, but also the realistic pressure from middle age.

Wang Yan, who is an HR person, is more directly exposed to situations such as layoffs and unemployment than others. The pressure is multiplied. She wants to learn more skills and be promoted to the first level in the workplace. Even if she faces the fate of being laid off in the future, at least she can do more. a way out.

　　The workplace has cross-border skills requirements

　　The number of certifications has been increasing over the years.

About 890,000 people will apply for the National Social Worker Vocational Qualification Examination in 2022, a record high.

Since 2019, the number of applicants for this exam has increased by more than 100,000 every year; for intermediate accountants, the number of applicants for the exam in 2019 is still 1.6 million, and it has increased to 2.09 million by 2022; In 2021, there are already more than 10 million people.

　　Yi Guiye, CEO of Global Internet School, said: "In the past two years, we have seen an increase in the number of middle-aged people who have been certified. This is a trend, and it also reflects the pressure of middle-aged people in the workplace. Especially since 2019, new Occupations and new skills are constantly emerging, which requires practitioners to cross-border skills. It is more and more difficult to rely on one skill to retire in the past. Under such a background, people need to learn more , to adapt to the learning needs of new skills and some cross-border application skills.”

　　Check the gold content of the certificate before the examination

　　Teacher qualification certificate, legal professional qualification certificate, human resources teacher certificate, registered architect certificate, psychological counselor certificate... These certificates have a very high popularity in the textual research army.

Many middle-aged people can take two or three certificates a year with the idea of ​​​​having more skills than pressing themselves.

　　The gold content of some certificates is also worth weighing.

For example, the very popular psychological counselor certificate in recent years has actually withdrawn from the national vocational qualification in 2017. Now the training on the market is issued by industry associations or training institutions. Although it can prove the ability, the certificate has the same effect. But it is not an admission document.

At present, there are only 72 occupational qualifications for admission, and a large number of other certificates identify occupational skill levels rather than occupational qualifications.

Therefore, it is necessary to set entry thresholds for training institutions, especially evaluation institutions, and candidates should choose those institutions that are authoritative and widely recognized as much as possible during the examination.

　　Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has opened a column of "Inquiry of Vocational Qualification and Vocational Skill Grade Certification" on its portal website. Both workers and employers can inquire about vocational qualifications and vocational skills grade certificates through official channels to avoid being deceived.