A Study on the Contribution of Vocational Education and Training to the Industrial Development in China

Abstract

Vocational education and training are an important part of China’s national education system. The two essential characteristics of employment orientation and social service determine that vocational education has a closer connection with social production than other types of education. At present, China’s economic development is in a new stage of transformation and upgrading. The new normal of the economy will inevitably require a corresponding new normal of vocational education and training. The transformation of social needs will eventually lead to changes in the composition of the workforce. Vocational education and training should be aligned with the characteristics of the new normal economy. Using mixed research methods, this study focuses on vocational education and training and explores how it contributes to industrial development in China.