China News Agency, Beijing, April 20 (Reporter Zhang Suliang Xiaohui) The 34th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress reviewed and approved the draft revision of the Vocational Education Law on the 20th.

　　In promoting the integration of vocational education and general education, the revised Vocational Education Law is quite bright.

Among them, it is clear that the state establishes and improves the certification, accumulation and conversion mechanisms for school education and vocational training credits, qualifications and other learning outcomes at all levels and types, promotes the construction of a national credit bank for vocational education, and promotes the integration and exchange of learning outcomes between vocational education and general education. recognize.

　　According to the law, the learning achievements such as vocational skill grade certificates and training certificates obtained by vocational training can be converted into corresponding academic education credits after being recognized by vocational schools; those who meet the academic requirements of corresponding vocational schools can obtain corresponding academic certificates; accept higher education Vocational school education, if the academic level reaches the degree standards stipulated by the state, you can apply for the corresponding degree in accordance with the law.

　　Song Fang, deputy director of the Administrative Law Office of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said in a written interview that this will promote the integration of vocational education and general education, the integration of vocational education at different levels, open up "dead ends" and build "overpasses". .

　　It is known that China's current Vocational Education Law was promulgated and implemented in 1996.

The revised draft was approved and promulgated after three Standing Committee meetings in June, December 2021 and April 2022, and will come into force on May 1, 2022.

　　The new law adds three chapters of "vocational schools and vocational training institutions", "teachers and educated in vocational education" and "legal responsibilities". The existing law is revised from more than 3,400 words to more than 10,000 words, and the content is more substantial.

　　Not only focusing on improving the vocational education system, the revised Vocational Education Law also further improves the support for the integration of industry and education.

For example, in terms of promoting the deep participation of enterprises in vocational education, it is proposed to "guide enterprises to set up apprenticeship positions according to a certain proportion of the total number of positions", and it is clarified that enterprises can cooperate with vocational schools and vocational training institutions to jointly set up vocational education institutions and other forms of cooperation.

　　In order to make vocational education "scented" and "hot", the legislation aims to add provisions on promoting employment and entrepreneurship, and building a "skilled society", making it clear that vocational education "provides strong talent and skill support for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country", and It is stipulated that the state shall take measures to improve the social status and treatment of technical and skilled personnel.

　　Song Fang believes that this revision is of great significance to promoting the high-quality development of vocational education, improving the quality and technical skills of workers, promoting employment and entrepreneurship, building a country with strong education, strong human resources and a skill-based society, and promoting socialist modernization.

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