[Explanation] As the "soul" of Chongqing hot pot, the hot pot base not only makes the hot pot spicy and fragrant, but also "fried" a new type of work.

A few days ago, as a new type of work under the occupation of Chinese chef, the "Hot Pot Cooker" declared and developed by Chongqing was released to the society along with the "Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 Edition)". blank.

　　A hot pot cook refers to a person who is engaged in the production of hot pot bottoms, sauces and dipping sauces, prefabrication of dishes, and cutting and matching of dishes, and has certain catering operation and management capabilities.

　　The emergence of the new type of hot pot cook has inspired industry associations, inheritors and practitioners, which is a milestone in the history of Chinese hot pot development.

　　[Concurrent] Chen Guohua, President of Chongqing Hotpot Association

　　Hot pot cooks are officially incorporated into a new type of work in the country. The emergence of this new occupation has inspired our majority of hot pot practitioners to fill up such a large industry of hot pot and such a large employment group, and there is no occupation. The blank of the type of work allows us hot pot people to have our own "identity card".

　　[Explanation] Chen Guohua, President of Chongqing Hotpot Association, said that after hotpot cooks become a new type of work, it indicates that the country has created a new channel for hotpot practitioners to be upgraded from ordinary workers to professional skilled talents, which will further promote the hotpot industry. Rapid development.

　　[Concurrent] Chen Guohua, President of Chongqing Hotpot Association

　　From a national perspective, we have nearly 500,000 hot pot stores, employing tens of millions of people.

Hot pot cooks are officially incorporated into a new type of work in the country, which can promote the high-quality and rapid development of our hot pot, and let our Chongqing hot pot really go out of Chongqing, go abroad, go to the world, and spread fragrance all over the world.

　　[Explanation] Wang Bin is the head chef of a hot pot restaurant in Chongqing. He has been in the business for more than 10 years, but his occupation is blank.

He was very excited when he learned that the hot pot cook was recognized as a new type of work by the state.

Wang Bin said that the emergence of new types of work indicates that there will be vocational qualification examinations in this area in the future. At present, he is preparing for the examination and strives to obtain the vocational qualification certificate as soon as possible.

　　[Concurrent] Wang Bin, a practitioner in the hot pot industry

　　As a hot pot practitioner, it is especially good, because this is definitely a good thing for us.

Why? If you take a qualification certificate, it will be good for your future development, and I hope to get this certificate earlier.

　　[Explanation] Some managers in the hot pot industry said that in the past, recruiting personnel required interviews, practical exercises, training, and many procedures, which cost too much.

Recruitment in the future only needs to see whether the job seeker has the professional qualification certificate of hot pot cook. If the job seeker has this professional qualification certificate, it means that he is familiar with the industry standards and can quickly adapt to the needs of the job.

　　[Same period] Zhang Xiaoping, manager of hot pot operation

　　Because we used to recruit zero-based personnel who we recruited ourselves, we have to spend a lot of energy on training.

Now that we have the national chef qualification certification, the person we recruit has a certain foundation, and then we just recruit him, carry out simple training, and tell him the standards in our store. After the training, he will Ready to work.

　　[Explanation] Chongqing is known as the "Hotpot Capital of China". The scale of the entire hotpot industry chain has reached 100 billion. In the future, the social demand for hotpot cooks is huge, and the employment prospects are also very broad.

　　Reporter Xiao Jiangchuan reports from Chongqing

Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]