[Explanation] How to promote the development of vocational education has always been a hot issue that people pay attention to.
Zhao Jijun, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education, and former president and professor of Northeastern University, will put forward relevant proposals at the National Two Sessions in 2022.
[Explanation] Zhao Ji said that through his many years of research in enterprises and schools, the employment rate of secondary vocational graduates has remained above 95% in the past 10 years.
He believes that China's development in the era of economic transformation requires not only highly educated personnel, but also a high-quality labor force.
Therefore, he prepared a "Proposal on Accelerating the Improvement of Vocational Education Conditions"
[Concurrent] Zhao Ji, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
I am engaged in mechanical engineering. You seem to be in the manufacturing industry, which actually includes transportation, logistics, and other industries. The ones who really cover a large number of areas and need the most people are the front-line technical personnel, high-quality laborers, and craftsmen from big countries.
Without this huge group to support the country's real economy, including manufacturing, it would be difficult to build a strong country.
[Explanation] Zhao Ji said frankly that there are some problems in the current vocational education itself, and people have certain misunderstandings and prejudices about vocational education, which has caused students and parents to be reluctant to choose vocational education, including himself.
Therefore, Zhao Ji emphasized that it is necessary to improve the conditions for running vocational education and improve it from the ontology of vocational education.
[Concurrent] Zhao Ji, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Respect workers and creators.
In addition to encouraging scientific and technological personnel, intellectuals, leading talents, academic masters, top-notch technologies and backbones, these encouragements are very, very important. At the same time, we must also care, pay attention and care for the efforts and level of the majority of front-line workers. , contribution and capacity, which are particularly important for national economic construction.
[Explanation] Zhao Ji said that the development of vocational education is not achieved overnight, it is a systematic project and cannot be completed overnight, which requires the joint efforts of all parties.
[Concurrent] Zhao Ji, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
One is that the country must have an overall plan, especially to delineate and clarify the responsibility boundary between the central government and the local government. The assessment of education investment, especially the integration of production and learning, must be linked (and assessment).
How to further mobilize social capital and guide social capital into the field of vocational education, there must be some corresponding incentive measures, safeguard measures and so on.
[Explanation] Zhao Ji suggested that the investment in vocational education should be effectively guaranteed, and the relevant national authorities should take the lead in coordinating localities and departments to clarify the division of labor, implement responsibilities, and work together to ensure the improvement of vocational education conditions.
At the same time, it is necessary to accelerate the reform of the school-running model of joint-stock and mixed-ownership vocational colleges, and actively support social forces to set up vocational education.
Deepen the integration of production and education, school-enterprise cooperation, promote vocational education into a scientific and sound development track, and attract more outstanding students to embark on the road of becoming talented and serving the country with skills.
Reporter Yu Ruizhai Wang Jingwei reported from Shenyang
Responsible editor: [Fang Jialiang]