China News Service, Beijing, March 5 (Zhao Yejiao) "Talent is the first resource and the most powerful and lasting driving force to promote high-quality development." During the National Two Sessions, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of China Democratic National Construction Association Zheng Yali, Vice President of Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics and Deputy Director of Zhejiang Vocational Education Society, suggested in an interview with China News Service that we should speed up the establishment of "Chinese Craftsman Day" to promote the spirit of model workers and craftsmen, and create a social trend of glorious labor and dedication to excellence. To cultivate more high-quality technical talents, skilled craftsmen, and great craftsmen.
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that we should accelerate the construction of national strategic talent and strive to cultivate more masters, strategic scientists, first-class scientific and technological leaders and innovation teams, young scientific and technological talents, outstanding engineers, great craftsmen, and highly skilled talents.
Zheng Yali, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, deputy chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of China Democratic National Construction Association, vice president of Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, and deputy director of Zhejiang Provincial China Vocational Education Society.
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"Under the influence of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, industrial transformation and upgrading have accelerated, modern industrial systems have been reconstructed, and high-quality development has become the theme of the times, which has put forward higher requirements for industrial workers." Zheng Yali said, for example, Zhejiang in 2024 The province's "First Meeting of the New Year" proposed to comprehensively strengthen the construction of the "three teams" and strive to build an army of Chinese-style modernization builders with a "big talent concept".
In her view, accelerating the establishment of "Chinese Craftsmen Day" will help cultivate and develop new productive forces, fully implement the "Skills China Action", cultivate and create a large number of high-quality talents with both ability and political integrity, strengthen talent support for modernization, and promote a skills-based society. construction.
At the same time, allowing industrial workers to have their own festivals has a more trendsetting significance, allowing everyone to feel that their lives are better because of their skills, and they receive more respect from society for becoming craftsmen.
During her research, Zheng Yali found that "Artisan Day" serves as a starting point to promote the spirit of craftsmanship and respect industrial workers. Many places and some companies have set up Artisan Day, which has produced good social effects.
For example, in 2019, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province will set up September 26th every year as "Hangzhou Craftsman Day"; in 2021, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province will set up April 28th every year as "Suzhou Craftsman Day"; in 2023, Qingdao, Shandong Province will set up every year as "Suzhou Craftsman Day" July 26 was established as "Qingdao Craftsman Day".
"Because there are problems such as different dates and different promotion efforts, it is urgent to unify the date of Craftsman Day and standardize the activities at the national level." Zheng Yali suggested that based on the practice of local and enterprise, we should build on the existing national craftsman theme On the basis of these activities, we will strengthen the cultivation and recognition of Chinese craftsmen and form crafts-related institutional support.
From "ordinary workers" to "Chinese craftsmen" is a systematic and long-term training process that requires the joint efforts of individuals, enterprises, industries, governments and society, and requires the organic cooperation of time, platforms, systems, etc.
To this end, she suggested coordinating and promoting the development of the entire chain of training, use, evaluation, and encouragement of Chinese craftsmen, improving the special training system for Chinese craftsmen, building an honor system for Chinese craftsmen, carrying out regular selection activities for Chinese craftsmen, and guiding enterprises to carry out craftsman selection activities. Formulate a special training plan for local and industrial craftsmen to make "loving the party and serving the country, being dedicated to the job, being of high quality, and having superb skills" become the common value pursuit of industrial workers.
In the era of intelligent manufacturing, the significance of craftsmen has not diminished, but has become even more irreplaceable.
How to explore the connotation of craftsmen in China’s excellent traditional culture, establish craftsman models in high-quality economic and social development, and promote the construction of craftsman culture with Chinese characteristics?
Zheng Yali suggested that by conducting research on craftsman culture, we should cultivate and condense the craftsman culture with Chinese characteristics, establish a national craftsman fund, build a number of high-level craftsman colleges, design the "Chinese Craftsman Day" logo, and guide Chinese craftsmen into campuses, communities, society and even the world. , give voice to the craftsmen, tell the stories of the craftsmen well, use the craftsman culture with Chinese characteristics to lead the trend of the times in which labor is glorious, skills are precious, and great creation is created, and a social atmosphere in which everyone can become talented and give full play to their talents is created.
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