Education System
Vocational education
Updated: Dec 18, 2018
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In 2017, national secondary vocational schools had an average student population of 1,533. The students’ average building area was 18.7 square meters, and their average equipment value was 6,362 yuan ($925), a year-on-year increase of 11.7 percent. For every 100 students 21.8 own a computer that can be used for teaching.
China's vocational education has four levels: primary, secondary, higher and vocational training. Secondary vocational education is the mainstay.
China Vocational Education System
Educational level |
Education undertaker |
Length of schooling |
Target of enrollment |
Teaching content |
Training objectives |
Primary vocational education |
Vocational junior high school |
3 to 4 years |
Personnel who have graduated from primary schools or received education equivalent to primary school |
Junior high school cultural courses; productive labor, and vocational technology courses |
Skilled workers |
Secondary vocational education |
Secondary professional schools, technical schools, vocational high schools, adult secondary professional schools |
Mainly 3 years |
Personnel who have graduated from junior high school or received education equivalent to junior high school |
High school cultural knowledge education, vocational knowledge education and vocational skills training |
Middle and junior technicians, managers, primary school teachers, etc. |
Higher vocational education |
Junior college, vocational university and adult college |
2 to 3 years |
Ordinary high school and secondary vocational school graduates |
University cultural knowledge, professional culture knowledge and professional skills |
High-skilled talents such as application-oriented and process-oriented talents |
Vocational Training |
Adult technical training school, vocational school and employment training center |
Flexible time |
Not limited |
Diverse contents
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Improve the technical knowledge and professional skills of workers |
