Graduated from the first undergraduate, approaching vocational undergraduate education

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd: Graduation of the first undergraduate, approaching vocational undergraduate education

Xinhua News Agency reporters Xu Zhuang and Chen Xiyuan

The same diploma and bachelor's service as the general undergraduate graduate, the same ears ... In June, the 903 "professional upgrade" graduates from Nanjing University of Industry and Technology received their own bachelor's degree certificate and became my country's vocational education. The first undergraduate graduate.

Since 2019, the Ministry of Education has approved 22 schools to carry out undergraduate level vocational education pilots. It is understood that pilot schools such as Shanghai Zhongqiao Vocational and Technical University and Xi'an Automobile Vocational University have recently ushered in the first undergraduate graduate. What does this mean for vocational education? Xinhua News Agency reporters interviewed relevant departments and experts.

Make up the key part of the modern vocational education system with vertical penetration

"After years of exploration and innovation and breakthrough development of my country's vocational undergraduate education, the first graduate of 2022 was born. This is an important milestone in the development of my country's vocational education." Undergraduate education is an inevitable result of educational external needs and internal needs.

In June 2014, the State Council issued the "Decision on Accelerating the Development of Modern Vocational Education", which first mentioned "Exploring the Development of Undergraduate Vocational Education"; in January 2019, the "National Vocational Education Reform Implementation Plan" proposed a pilot of undergraduate level vocational education. After graduating from the first undergraduate this year, the pilot "flowering and fruiting."

"Graduated from a professional undergraduate student, it has explored the path of cultivating high -level technical and skilled talents in the long -term school system, marking the school vocational education system of the university of high vocational college -high vocational college -high vocational college -high vocational education system." The vocational education of the Ministry of Education Zeng Tianshan, deputy director and researcher of the Development Center, said that vocational undergraduate education can help optimize the structure of higher education and promote employment and entrepreneurship.

The person in charge of the Vocational Education and Adult Education Department of the Ministry of Education explained that vocational undergraduate education must reach the level of knowledge at the level of knowledge, and the level of technical skills should be higher than the level of higher vocational colleges. In terms of professional settings, pay close attention to market demand, closely connect the industrial chain and innovation chain; in teaching arrangements, focus on training students' professional technical skills, practical operation capabilities, and innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities.

"Professional undergraduate education is mainly for high -end industries and industries, and cultivation has potential to become a high -end technical and skilled talent with potential to become 'capable craftsmen' and 'big country craftsmen'." The head of vocational education and adult education of the Ministry of Education said.

In response to the needs of high -quality employment and education of the people

Why should my country develop vocational undergraduate education? The key is social needs.

The dean of the National Vocational Education Research Institute of Beijing Normal University, He Zhen believes that the emergence of vocational undergraduate education meets the needs of economic and social development on high -level technical and skilled talents, and responds to the people's needs for high -quality employment and education. "As the technical skills have become more and more supportive of complex work and support for innovation, vocational undergraduate education can become an important way to cultivate high -skilled talents."

In 2022, 608 professional points for four -year professional schools in 32 vocational schools across the country were set up. These majors mainly cultivate high -level technical and skillful talents who solve complex problems, master complex operations, and indeed need to be cultivated by long academic systems; mainly related positions for scientific and technological achievements and experimental results, processing high -end products, and providing intermediate and high -end services.

According to the current demand of the employment market, experts interviewed generally predict that in the future, professional undergraduate graduates are more competitive.

Students and parents' recognition of vocational undergraduate also increased -in 2021, there were 41,400 vocational undergraduate education across the country, and the number of students in the school reached 129,300.

"From the perspective of the employment quality of graduates, it has fully stated that the undergraduate graduates of vocational education can be able to get social recognition and welcomed by industry companies. It also fully demonstrates the good development prospects and strong vitality of my country's vocational undergraduate education." Analysis of the person in charge of the Department of Education and Adult Education.

Order and reasonable expansion of the scale of undergraduate education

"Incorporate graduates of higher vocational schools in the city into the scope of civil servants' recruitment ..." In early June, the "Implementation Plan on Promoting High -quality Development of Vocational Education" released by Beijing made many people shine.

In fact, the new vocational education law implemented on May 1 this year has clearly made it clear that "vocational school students enjoy equal opportunities with ordinary school students at the same level in terms of further education, employment, and career development." Occupational undergraduate graduates, like ordinary undergraduates, can apply for graduate students, civil servants and public institutions as required.

The characteristics of "eclectic people" in vocational undergraduate education are also reflected in enrollment. At present, the qualified high school education degree or above graduates or equivalent personnel, secondary graduates and ordinary high school graduates can pass the general college entrance examination. Higher vocational college graduates can enter vocational undergraduate schools through the "upgrade" and other examinations. Relevant parties also encourage qualified social personnel to apply for the exam.

According to the "Opinions on Promoting High -quality Development of Modern Vocational Education" issued by the China Office and the State Office in 2021, by 2025, the scale of vocational education enrollment is not less than 10%of the scale of high vocational education enrollment.

The head of the Department of Vocational Education and Adult Education of the Ministry of Education will look forward to expanding the scale of vocational undergraduate education in an orderly and reasonable way."Based on relevant legal and policy documents such as the New Vocational Education Law, focus on key areas, key industries, and key areas, support the high -quality higher vocational college, and set up a new batch of vocational undergraduate schools;, Cultivate high -level professional schools with high quality, upgrade some backbone specialty specialties, trial to run vocational undergraduate education; encourage and support ordinary undergraduate schools to apply for professional undergraduate education majors. "[Responsible editor: Jiao Peng]

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