Secondary and higher vocational schools train about 10 million high-quality technical and skilled talents for the country every year

　　China News Service, December 27th. Ou Xiaoli, director of the Social Affairs Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said on the 27th that through various efforts in recent years, the enrollment scale of vocational education has increased significantly. Secondary and vocational schools train about 10 million high-quality students for the country every year. For technical and skilled personnel, the scale of personnel training in secondary vocational schools and higher vocational schools has accounted for "half of the country" in my country's high school education and general higher education.

　　On the 27th, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Modern Vocational Education System Construction" issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council.

Ou Xiaoli made the above statement when introducing the relevant situation of deepening the integration of production and education in vocational education.

　　Ou Xiaoli pointed out that vocational education is an important part of the national education system and human resource development, and it is of great significance to build a country with strong education, strong science and technology, and strong talents, promote high-quality economic development, and ensure and improve people's livelihood.

The National Development and Reform Commission conscientiously implements the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and strives to promote the coordinated development of vocational education and the economy and society.

　　The first is to strengthen the functional positioning and consolidate the foundation for the reform and development of vocational education.

　　Vocational education and general education are two different types of education with equal importance.

To deepen the reform of the construction of the modern vocational education system, we must adhere to the school-running direction of facing the market, serving development, and promoting employment, so as to make the type positioning clearer, the development trend continue to improve, and the social evaluation steadily improve.

In recent years, through various efforts, the enrollment scale of vocational education has increased significantly. Secondary vocational schools and higher vocational schools train about 10 million high-quality technical and technical talents for the country every year. The "half of the country" of stage education and general higher education.

Vocational education majors keep up with market demand, constantly adjust the structure, and continue to optimize settings. Vocational schools across the country have opened more than 1,300 majors, basically covering all fields of the national economy; Among the personnel, teachers are openly recruited, and the proportion of "double-qualified" teachers is getting higher and higher.

Vocational education in my country has shifted from being the main body of the government to multi-participation, from scale expansion to connotative development, and from a school-running model that refers to general education to a type of education with corporate social participation and distinctive professional characteristics, which has greatly improved the modernization level of vocational education in the new era.

　　The second is to adapt to economic development, deepen the integration of production and education, and school-enterprise cooperation.

　　The vitality of vocational education lies in practice and application.

The demand for economic and social development is the main driving force for vocational education reform.

To deepen the reform of the construction of the modern vocational education system, the key point is to insist on promoting production through education, assisting education with production, integrating production and education, and cooperating between production and education.

In accordance with the decision-making deployment of the central government on the integration of industry and education, the deep integration and organic connection of the education chain, talent chain, industry chain, and innovation chain will be promoted. The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Education will actively promote the construction of pilot cities and enterprises integrating industry and education. At present, 21 national pilot cities for the integration of industry and education have been identified, and more than 4,600 enterprises integrating industry and education have been cultivated in various places. A large number of industry organizations and industry associations have actively participated in the work of integration of industry and education. The fulcrum and enterprise-focused promotion mechanism for the integration of production and education.

Establish a new development concept, improve the linkage mechanism between vocational education and economic development, and aim to promote employment and meet the needs of industrial development, and strive to create a new engine that supports high-quality development through the systematic integration of production and education.

　　The third is to increase investment support and promote the high-quality development of vocational education.

　　To deepen the construction and reform of the modern vocational education system, hardware conditions are the foundation and capital investment is the guarantee.

In accordance with the deployment requirements of the central government, the National Development and Reform Commission has broadened investment and financing channels, increased investment, and focused on three aspects to effectively support the high-quality development of vocational education.

In terms of investment in the central budget, the National Development and Reform Commission has arranged major projects such as the “13th Five-Year Plan” Educational Modernization Promotion Project and the “14th Five-Year Plan” Educational Power Project to support high-quality vocational colleges and application-oriented undergraduates. Colleges and universities will build a number of high-level, specialized production-education integration training bases and other key vocational education projects.

In terms of local government special bonds, the National Development and Reform Commission actively includes high-quality vocational education projects in the scope of local government special bond reserves, and encourages and guides local governments to arrange special bonds to support the construction of vocational education infrastructure.

　　In terms of financial services, the National Development and Reform Commission recommends high-quality vocational education projects to financial institutions in a timely manner through policy-based developmental financial instruments, loan interest discounts for equipment purchases and renovations, and mid- and long-term loans for manufacturing industries, and coordinates the full use of international financial organizations in various regions. And foreign government loans, overall support for the construction of vocational education projects.

Driven by the above-mentioned policies, the infrastructure, equipment and other school-running conditions of various vocational colleges at all levels have been significantly improved, the quality of personnel training has been significantly improved, and the attractiveness and reputation of vocational education have been improved.

　　Ou Xiaoli said that in the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will focus on and take the initiative to actively deepen the reform of the modern vocational education system and make greater contributions to running an education that satisfies the people.