There is good news for students of vacational(职业的) colleges in China: The government has announced plans to develop modern vacational education.
In the Government Work Report delivered to the National People’s Congress on March 5, Premier Li Keqiang spoke of the need to accelerate the development of modern vacational education to ease the pressure in the job market and meet the demand for skilled workers and technicians.
It is noteworthy that Li said that enrollment(招生) in higher vacational colleges in China should increase by 1 million this year, the first time the central authority has set a clear target.
This comes after the news of the large shortfall(不足) in high-level technicians, despite the fact that China has millions of technical workers, according toChina Daily.
China is expected to face a shortage of 3 million skilled workers who are able to operate robot and high-end numerical(数字的) control machines by 2020, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The shortfall will grow to 4.5 million by 2025. In addition, vacational education is at present unsatisfactory, although there’re many vacational colleges in China.
“In some vacational schools, the education methods and curriculum are not able to meet the demand of upgrading manufacturing(制造业升级),” Xing Hui, director of the Vocational Education Center of the National Academy of Education Administration, toldXinhua News Agency.“As can be seen from job markets, companies still can’t recruit qualified technicians even with high salaries.”
Some foreign countries have set a good example with respect to vacational education. For example, Germany has a dual(双重的) system in its vacational education. Teaching content and methods are determined by industries and training schools to reflect current industrial practice, reportedChina Daily. The system requires that students should be trained at both the school and the company, with company training as the main focus.
In Switzerland, the apprenticeship(学徒制) system is popular. Two thirds of Swiss students start vacational education after finishing middle school, reportedThe Telegraph. Many have academic and vacational training at the same time. They work as apprentices in a company for three or four days a week and study in school for the rest of the time. The experience of these countries shows vacational schools can cooperate with employers to better prepare students for the market, according toChina Daily.
“With the rising of the skilled workers’ status and income, it is believed the vacational education system in China will assume a bigger role in social and economic development,” commentedChina Daily.
【小题1】What can we know from the words of Li Keqiang?a. China will put much effort into the job market to meet the demand for skilled workers and technicians.
b. Vocational education is pleasant, because there’re many vacational colleges in China.
c. Enrollment in higher vacational colleges in China might increase by 1 million this year
d. 2/3 of Swiss students start vacational education after Junior High, which is normal in foreign countries.
| A．ab | B．ac | C．ad | D．cd |
| A．Some contradiction(矛盾)on vacation China. | B．Problems in vacational education school |
| C．The shortfall in job markets in mainland China. | D．The importance of upgrading manufacturing. |
a. that will assume a bigger role in social and economic development.
b. whose teaching content and methods are determined by industries and training schools.
c. whose students work as apprentices in a company for three or four days a week and study in school for the rest of the time
d. which requires that students should be trained at both the school and the company, with company training as the main focus.
| A．ac | B．bc | C．ab | D．bd |
| A．To give a clear description of vacational education. |
| B．To motivate students to accept vacational education. |
| C．To point out some highlights in NPC and CPPCC Congress. |
| D．To ask people to go abroad to have a more promising vacational education |
