Confused concepts, false propaganda, concealment of information to deceive the public, "copycat certificates" are all kinds... Readers call for--
Standardize the vocational training market and create a good employment environment
Our reporter Sun Liji Shi Yiqi
In recent years, some institutions and units, driven by their interests, have lured consumers in the name of "high-paying affiliation", "short-term quick success" and "market shortage", issued various "copycat certificates", and carried out vocational skills training in violation of regulations, seriously disrupting the vocational training market. , infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
How to regulate the market order of vocational training?
How to build a good evaluation system for skilled technical personnel?
In response to these issues, our reporter has launched an investigation and interview, so stay tuned.
--editor
A few days ago, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued a notice on carrying out the special governance of technical skills "copycat certificates", pointing out that some institutions and units arbitrarily hold training, evaluation, and certification activities in the name of new occupational professional qualifications, occupational skill levels, etc. Arbitrary charges and indiscriminate issuance of certificates; some institutions and units make false or exaggerated propaganda, and even organize training, evaluation, and certificate issuance in the name of authoritative institutions, and decide to evaluate the technical skills training related to skilled personnel and professional technical personnel for the society. Special management of certification activities.
The reporter's investigation found that in recent years, there have been strong social reactions to some chaos in the vocational training market, and the number of related complaints has remained high.
Where is the "chaos" in the vocational training market?
What exactly is a "cottage certificate"?
How can consumers protect their legitimate rights and interests?
Unqualified but registered, "enterprise registration" turned out to be forged academic qualifications and work experience
Xu Chenghu, a citizen of Meishan City, Sichuan Province, is 53 years old this year.
In February 2020, when he was browsing the web, he found an advertisement for "Applying for the first-level registered fire engineer".
"I left my contact information, and soon the customer service found me. They said that this certificate is very easy to pass the test, and as long as you pass the test, you can get about 100,000 yuan per year for the affiliation fee alone." Xu Chenghu was very tempted, "but I only have a junior high school. Diploma, the customer service said, don’t worry about academic qualifications, you can register through the company, just like normal registration.”
On March 8, Xu Chenghu paid 6,980 yuan and signed up for the basic online training course of the training institution.
Within two days, Xu Chenghu received a call from the staff again, saying, "If you pay another 5,000 yuan, you can guarantee to pass the exam within one year.
The staff said that their teachers are all experts in questioning the test, and there will be secret papers before the test, and promised to "full refund" if they don't get the certificate.
Under the guidance of the staff, Xu Chenghu paid money to be promoted to the senior class.
"In the past two years, I have listened to the lectures carefully and bought a lot of reference materials for self-study. I just hope to pass the exam as soon as possible to get the certificate and make more money." Xu Chenghu said.
But the soap bubbles blown by the training facility quickly burst.
Not long ago, Xu Chenghu heard the online open class of another training institution and thought it was good. When he called for consultation, the other party told him, "Your education is not enough and you have no relevant work experience, so you cannot sign up."
Xu Chenghu was confused, "I've already signed up, how can I not meet the application requirements?" Under the guidance of others, he found his application form on the Internet, and found that he not only has a college diploma, but also a certain family in Chengdu. Work experience in fire related companies.
The reporter learned that, in accordance with relevant regulations, applying for the "first-class registered fire engineer" requires at least a college degree in fire engineering, and has worked for 6 years, of which 4 years have been engaged in fire safety technical work.
Moreover, the system of notification and commitment is implemented for registration, and applicants must promise that they meet the application requirements and that the information filled in when registering is true, accurate, complete and valid.
The so-called "enterprise registration" actually means forging academic qualifications and work experience to allow people who did not have the qualifications to register to take the test.
"Education and work experience are fake, even if you pass the exam, your grades will be cancelled due to cheating." Xu Chenghu said.
Xu Chenghu's experience is not an isolated case.
On the People's Daily Online "Leadership Message Board", some netizens had similar experiences.
The reporter searched for "first-class registered fire engineer" on a certain search engine, and contacted one of the training institutions among the many advertisements.
"Teacher Yu", a staff member, enthusiastically introduced to the reporter: "Our students are all here for the 'one-time pass'. Once the certificate is obtained, it will not be hung up. The salary will be paid and the social security will be paid, so there is no need to worry about unemployment. It's no different from the 'iron rice bowl'. If you don't have enough academic qualifications, you can register on your behalf. We have done registration on behalf of the company for decades, and the cooperative institutions and channels are very mature."
The reporter found that, in fact, the pass rate of vocational qualification examination training such as "first-level registered fire engineer" is generally low.
Some vocational training institutions sign contracts with trainees for the so-called "free training if they cannot pass the test". The purpose is to delay the time. When the trainees discover the truth two or three years later, the time limit for the training agreement has already expired.
Under the guise of "official certification", department filing, etc., it is actually a "copycat certificate"
"Family Education Guidance Qualification Certificate" 7980 yuan on behalf of the examination package, "Carbon Emission Management Advanced Certificate" part-time affiliated monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan, "Organization and collection of famous teacher training" 10-day quick evidence collection... You can often see such advertisements on the Internet , is actually a "copycat certificate" made by some training institutions in the name of an authority.
Chen Rong, a reader from Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, saw an advertisement for the training of "family education instructors" on the Internet in January this year, claiming that "it is a profession officially certified by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the hourly salary is about 1,000 yuan after obtaining the certificate."
"Just when I was about to pay, my son checked the Internet and found that he could not find the profession of 'family education instructor' in the "National Vocational Qualification Catalog" published by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the certificate was not a profession (practice). ) qualification certificate or vocational skill level certificate is just a training certificate issued by the training institution itself. I didn't fall for it." Chen Rong said.
Mr. Zhang from Beijing was not so lucky.
In May 2021, he obtained the "Health Manager" certificate through online courses and online exams.
Unexpectedly, in August of that year, he saw that the two organizations that issued the certificates, the China National Personnel Training Network and the China National Medical Association, issued separate statements, saying that the training programs and training certificates that the training institutions claimed to cooperate with the two associations were the same as the ones issued by them. They have nothing to do.
It was only at this time that Mr. Zhang discovered that the so-called "job competency training qualification certificate" he had obtained was completely unavailable on the association's website, and the staff of the training institution he contacted at the beginning could not be contacted for a long time.
"The high training fee and several months of hard study have only resulted in a 'copycat certificate' that no one recognizes," said Mr. Zhang.
The reporter's investigation found that these training institutions usually use the words "nationwide", "national" and "professional qualifications", and use very deceptive names in an attempt to create an officially recognized background and confuse people.
Recently, relevant departments have investigated and punished two illegal organizations that manufacture and issue "copycat certificates" through online inspections and reports from the public.
One of the institutions set up a website called "National Professional and Technical Talent Network", which not only illegally used the national emblem logo, but also marked the words "The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has filed" and "official certification" in the upper left corner of the webpage.
Another institution directly used the name and unit logo of the "China Personnel Examination Network" website, and the content of the page was highly similar to the official website of the Personnel Examination Center.
At present, both of them have been shut down by relevant departments for being suspected of illegally forging qualification certificates.
The chaos in the vocational training market has seriously damaged the legitimate rights and interests of consumers
In recent years, with the deepening of the reform of "delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, improving management and improving services", relevant departments have continuously reduced the "hard bars" that hinder talents from entering the market. They have successively cancelled 434 professional qualifications set by the State Council departments in seven batches, and the reduction ratio has reached 70%.
However, some training institutions take advantage of information asymmetry loopholes to confuse the difference between training certificates and vocational qualification certificates, claiming that "training certificates are the entry threshold required by the state", and continue training to issue cancelled vocational qualification certificates.
There are also some institutions that set their sights on new occupations, take advantage of the lack of unified occupational skill standards and evaluation mechanisms for new occupations, and the existing policy gaps, and concoct so-called new occupational qualification certificates to seek illegal benefits.
The reporter also found that some consumers do not know the nature and background of various vocational skills and grade certificates, and they also lack knowledge of the National Vocational Qualification Catalogue published by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
There are also some consumers who do not have enough awareness of the responsibilities such as certificate affiliation.
According to relevant regulations, it is an illegal act to attach documents.
Taking registered builders as an example, the regulations on the management of registered builders issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development clearly state that registered builders shall not alter, resell, rent, lend or illegally transfer qualification certificates and registration certificates in other forms, and shall not exceed the scope of practice and the business of the employing unit. Scope of practice activities.
In addition, online registration, online training and other methods facilitate registration and study in different places, but there are also problems such as verification and inconvenience in rights protection.
The reporter visited a training institution that has received numerous complaints online.
The registered address of the institution is in a province and town in North China, but when a reporter arrived there, they did not find any signboards or advertisements related to this training institution.
Nearby residents and businesses also said that they never knew there was a training institution here, and "I have never heard of the name."
Some consumers complained to the local market supervision department, and the market supervision department replied after investigation, "The company has been included in the list of abnormal address operations, and it has suspended business activities in the registered place, and the person in charge of the company cannot be contacted, so it cannot continue to verify."
The chaos in the vocational training market has seriously damaged the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
Among consumers who participate in vocational training, there are both newcomers who want to master more skills, and many ordinary people who want to change careers.
Illegal organizations use their eagerness to find jobs to set traps, which not only causes them economic losses, but also affects social integrity and normal economic and social order.
"Vocational certificate is the recognition of the skills of practitioners in related industries. The good order of training and assessment is related to the health and stability of the occupational employment ecology." Ms. Wu, a reader from Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, said that the authority of the occupational skill level identification work should be guaranteed. The national vocational qualification and vocational skill grade system is operating in a standardized manner, creating a favorable environment for the construction and training of professional and technical personnel and high-skilled personnel.
Our reporter Sun Liji Shi Yiqi (Chen Zhiqi and Lei Yalin participated in the writing)