Since 2019, the Ministry of Education has approved 32 schools to carry out pilot programs of vocational education at the undergraduate level.
This year, the first batch of vocational undergraduates graduated.
They have been recognized by the society and have multiple destinations, which also reflects the good development prospects and vigorous vitality of vocational undergraduate education in my country.
Develop WeChat mini-programs, debug motion capture sensors, optimize algorithms... Although he officially joined a rehabilitation medical technology company in Nanjing not long ago, Tang Qianjin is already familiar with various codes and software.
Due to his outstanding work ability, he ended the probationary period 2 months ahead of schedule, and his monthly salary reached 13,000 yuan after becoming a regular.
This is a good starting point for fresh undergraduate graduates in Nanjing, especially the first vocational undergraduate graduates.
Being the first vocational undergraduate graduate, Tang Qianjin has rich practical experience and a full understanding of the development trends of the industry, which makes him feel like a duck to water in the workplace.
In July of this year, 903 vocational graduates, like Tang Qianjin, graduated from Nanjing Polytechnic University (hereinafter referred to as Nangong) and obtained the first batch of vocational undergraduate diplomas and degree certificates in my country.
"Nanjing Polytechnic University is the first public vocational undergraduate college in the history of my country, and the students are the first graduates of vocational education in my country. After years of exploration, innovation and breakthrough development, this year, the first vocational undergraduates finally learned I have graduated." Not long ago, at the graduation ceremony of Nanjing University of Technology, Chen Ziji, director of the Department of Vocational Education and Adult Education of the Ministry of Education, remarked.
Since 2019, the Ministry of Education has approved 32 schools to carry out pilot programs of vocational education at the undergraduate level.
Guangdong Technology and Business Vocational University, Shanghai Zhongqiao Vocational and Technical University, Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology and other colleges and universities also welcomed the first batch of vocational undergraduate graduates this year.
This group of vocational graduates has attracted much attention.
They frequently appear in the recruitment lists of large state-owned enterprises, foreign-funded enterprises, and high-tech enterprises. Many vocational undergraduate graduates hold several employment notices from enterprises, and some have also obtained postgraduate degrees.
They have been recognized by the society and have multiple destinations, which also reflects the good development prospects and vigorous vitality of vocational undergraduate education in my country.
Active practice allows students to know how to apply what they have learned
In about 10 days, a new medical data management system that can run smoothly on mobile phones and computers was reconstructed with computer programming language.
This is the first transcript that Tang Qianjin handed over after his internship in the company.
Participating in various college student competitions while taking part in internships and trainings, while studying computer courses in famous schools, is the "trilogy" of Tang Qianjin's university life.
Entering the job hunting season, Tang Qianjin has successively received employment notices from many companies.
"What these companies should value is my experience in project development during college," he said.
Tang Qianjin studied at nangong for both junior and undergraduate studies.
During his junior year, he participated in the "Challenge Cup" National College Students Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition and won the third prize in the country.
During his undergraduate period, he participated in the National Undergraduate Computer Design Competition under the guidance of his teacher.
His design of a system that uses recognizable touch gestures to remotely operate a mobile phone won the first prize in the country.
Wang Xinlong, a student majoring in mechanical and electronic engineering technology at NGONG, has joined China Energy Construction Group Nanjing Circuit Equipment Co., Ltd. as a manufacturing engineer.
"I have benefited a lot from the theoretical basic courses such as mechanical principles and drawing software such as computer-aided design, as well as the simulation practice courses, which I learned during my undergraduate period." Wang Xinlong said.
"I hope that the students will practice the unity of knowledge and action while strengthening their confidence in technical skills." Wu Xuemin, secretary of the Party Committee of the Southern Laboratories, said to the first batch of vocational undergraduate graduates.
In Wu Xuemin's view, vocational undergraduates cultivate applied innovative talents with strong hands-on ability and operational ability, who can solve complex technical problems encountered in practice.
Curriculum reform exposes students to the forefront of the industry
Zhong Yu, a student of the 2018 class of automation technology and application major of Nangong, described his state after joining the Nanjing Branch of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. as "very fulfilling".
"The pace of work is fast now, but it's not difficult to get started with technology." In Zhong Yu's opinion, the school's practical training courses every semester have taught him in advance how to seek truth in practice.
"Remember in the comprehensive industrial control training class, the teacher asked us to independently try to control the motor with a mobile phone or cloud platform. During that time, whenever we encountered a problem, the teacher would provide theoretical and technical guidance. However, faced with specific difficulties , then we need to do experiments step by step and solve the problem by ourselves. Four of our classmates completed this task in 2 weeks, improving self-study and hands-on ability, which also laid the foundation for me to be competent for my current job.”
In 2014, the State Council issued the "Decision on Accelerating the Development of Modern Vocational Education", which for the first time proposed "exploring the development of vocational education at the undergraduate level".
"Vocational undergraduate education is not an 'extended version' of specialized vocational education. The logical starting point of vocational education talent training is the ability requirements required by occupational positions or post groups, and the corresponding teaching content, curriculum, teaching materials, and teaching plans must also be changed. "Wu Xuemin said.
Wang Hongjun, director of the Academic Affairs Office of NGONG, added: "If it is said that junior college talents can implement technical routes and work plans, then vocational undergraduate talents must have the ability to design processes and plans." He introduced that the school is closely targeting high-end and high-end industries in the industry. , upgrade, adjust and expand the professional layout.
For example, the mechanical manufacturing major focuses on the study of mechanical processing, and the undergraduate focuses on the training of precision processing and complex surface processing technical skills.
Tang Qianjin is fortunate that he has caught up with the teaching reform of the college.
"In the first year of my undergraduate degree, the college opened four majors: big data, mobile application development, artificial intelligence, and industrial Internet. I chose software mobile development. In addition to basic courses such as "Advanced Mathematics" and "Probability Theory", the college also opened Professional courses such as "Data Structure and Algorithm" and "Operating System". At the end of each class, the teacher will assign experimental questions of the algorithm, let us write code, and record our own design process as a video submission."
In addition, the school also invited several teachers who had been engaged in software development in the enterprise to teach the students the most cutting-edge and mainstream development technology of the enterprise.
The teacher asks students to use these technologies to design software independently every week. "This process has taught me to measure the application value of software and cultivated the thinking of software engineering. This year's study has made me very happy." Tang Qianjin said .
Vocational undergraduate education has gradually become popular in the past three years
Since the first mention of vocational education at the undergraduate level in the national normative documents in 2014, the first batch of vocational education undergraduates has been welcomed this year.
Can the first vocational undergraduates be recognized by the employer?
A well-known telecommunications company in Nanjing hired two graduates of Nanjing University of Technology this year. The recruitment manager of the company said: "They have a deeper understanding of application skills and industry development, and their self-awareness and career development plans are also clearer and more stable. stronger."
Nanjing Yubao Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the development and service of software radio technology.
Cai Jin, Minister of Human Capital, recalled the recruitment scene not long ago, "At the interview site, professional teachers instructed students to operate according to the drawings to complete the production of magnetic ring inductors, microstrip cutting, and shaping of wave absorbing materials." He said that through this During their observation, they found that vocational undergraduate students have strong hands-on ability.
After three years of vocational undergraduate education development, has it won the recognition of more candidates and parents?
A set of data provided by Lian Fei, director of the Admissions and Employment Office of nangong, provides a glimpse into the leopard.
"This year, the school's undergraduate program for the general college entrance examination has increased to 3,005, an increase of about 2,175 over previous years. The minimum admission score for history subjects is 29 points higher than the Jiangsu undergraduate admission control line, and physics subjects are 56 points higher." Lian Fei said , Candidates and parents' doubts about vocational undergraduate are gradually dispelled.
"In the past, when parents came to consult vocational undergraduates, they often asked how the graduation certificate of vocational undergraduates was different from that of ordinary undergraduates, and whether they would be discriminated against when taking postgraduate entrance exams and civil servant exams. But when recruiting students this year, many parents paid more attention to majors. employment prospects and development direction. This shows that everyone's recognition of vocational undergraduates has improved." Lian Fei said.
As more and more vocational undergraduates enter the job market, how can vocational undergraduate education be stable and far-reaching?
Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, said, "Vocational undergraduate education must continue to transform its connotation, and face the market in terms of curriculum content, training mode, student source positioning, and employment positioning to meet market demand." Chu Zhaohui emphasized the market-oriented, referring to The key is to pay more attention to the close interaction with the market, industry and enterprises, and to constantly adjust students' vocational skills and knowledge reserves according to the rapidly changing trends of the industry.
"Different from ordinary undergraduates, vocational undergraduate education should combine the school-running characteristics and industrial development characteristics of each school, and form a diversified training model according to local conditions and school conditions, so as to broaden the development space of vocational education." Chu Zhaohui said.
◎Our reporter Jin Feng