Vocational education(职业教育) is hoped to grow rapidly in China as the government continues to encourage high-quality development.
In a recent report, President Xi Jinping said vocational education has a “bright future and great development.” He called for speeding up the development of the vocational education system in order to train more skilled technical professionals.
China Youth Daily did a survey on April 29, 2021. They asked 1000 parents about their attitude towards vocational education.The results show that 66 percent of parents are willing to let their children receive vocational education.
At present, there are 11, 300 vocational schools across China with 30.88 million students, forming the world's largest vocational education system, according to China Daily. However, although China has millions of workers, there’s still a great need for high-level technicians such as AI technicians(人工智能技术人员), Electric businessman(电商人才) and Data analyst(数据分析师).
There have been a series of measures to improve vocational education, The Ministry of Education(教育部) plans to set up a separate entrance examination system for vocational students. Colleges and universities are also making changes to their majors(专业) to train modern skilled workers.
This year, 18 colleges and universities in Beijing are adding 46 vocational majors.Most of the new majors focus on cutting-edge(尖端的) fields.For example, the Beijing College of Finance and Commerce will have a major in AI technical services.
【小题1】How many parents agree to let their children receive vocational education?
| A．324 | B．660 | C．248 | D．586 |
| A．High-level technicians. | B．Data analysts. |
| C．AI technicians. | D．Electric businessmen. |
| A．In order to reduce parents’ pressure. |
| B．In order to develop students’ physical health. |
| C．In order to make students enter the best universities. |
| D．In order to train more skilled technical professionals. |
| A．Most of the new majors focus on service in 2021. |
| B．China has the world’s smallest vocational educational system. |
| C．There is only one way to improve vocational education. |
| D．Colleges and universities make changes to their majors for vocational education. |
