The head of the Department of Vocational Education and Adult Education of the Ministry of Education to promote the transformation of vocational education to connotative development

A few days ago, the Ministry of Education issued "on deepening the teaching reform of vocational education to comprehensively improve the quality of personnel training a number of opinions", the Ministry of Education Vocational Education and Adult Education Department responsible for the relevant issues answered the reporter's questions.

Q: Please tell us what is the background and significance of the Opinions?

A: In recent years, China's rapid development of vocational education, basically has the ability to large-scale training of high-quality workers and technical and skilled personnel, for the sustained and healthy economic and social development has made an important contribution. But at the same time, some vocational colleges and universities still exist in the training orientation is not clear, the concept of relative lag, the students have a weak cultural foundation, sustainable development ability is not strong, the teaching mode, the curriculum and teaching materials system can not be well adapted to the needs of the development of such problems, seriously affecting the rapid and healthy development of modern vocational education.

* In the important instructions on vocational education, it is emphasized that we should "strive to improve the quality of personnel training". Premier Li Keqiang pointed out in his important instructions to the first "Vocational Education Activity Week" that we should "adhere to the guidance of improving quality, promoting employment and serving development". Vice-Premier Liu Yandong has repeatedly emphasized that vocational education should "adhere to the connotative development with quality at its core" and "strive to improve the quality of personnel training". The State Council's decision to accelerate the development of modern vocational education "to improve the quality of personnel training" for special deployment.

Therefore, to adapt to the new requirements of economic and social development on the level, specifications, knowledge and ability of skilled personnel, to improve the quality of personnel training as the core task of the development of modern vocational education, to accelerate the construction of a modern vocational education system, to build a moderately prosperous society in all aspects, and to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation's dream of China to provide an important support for skilled personnel of great significance.

Q: What are the main contents of the Opinions?

A: The Opinions include 8 parts and 26 articles. The first part is the general requirements, clear deepening of vocational education teaching reform, comprehensively improve the quality of personnel training guiding ideology and basic principles. Parts 2 to 7 are key tasks and policy measures. It focuses on the implementation of the fundamental task of establishing moral character and puts forward specific policy measures in six aspects. The eighth part of the education administration at all levels and vocational colleges and universities to implement the "Opinions" put forward specific requirements.

Q: What are the general requirements of the Opinions for deepening the teaching reform of vocational education and comprehensively improving the quality of talent training?

A: "Opinions" emphasizes the need to fully implement the Party's education policy, in accordance with the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decision-making and deployment, in order to establish moral character as the fundamental, to serve the development of the purpose, to promote employment as the guide, and adhere to the road of connotative development. To adapt to the new normal of economic development and the growth of skilled personnel to become a need, improve the integration of industry and education, collaborative education mechanism, innovative talent training model, build teaching standards system, improve the quality of teaching management and guarantee system. In particular, the Opinions pointed out that to enhance the employment and entrepreneurship of students as the core, strengthen the ideological and moral, humanistic education and technical skills training, and comprehensively improve the quality of personnel training. At the same time, the "Opinions" also put forward to adhere to the moral character, comprehensive development, adhere to the systematic cultivation, diversified talent, adhere to the integration of industry and education, school-enterprise cooperation, adhere to the combination of work and study, knowledge and practice, adhere to the international cooperation, open innovation and other basic principles.

Q: Can you tell us more about the key tasks and policy measures put forward in the Opinions?

A: As introduced earlier, the Opinions put forward specific policy measures in six areas. First, the implementation of the fundamental task of moral education. The Opinions emphasize the need to adhere to the moral education in the first place, to strengthen the cultural basic education, in the relevant courses to increase the proportion of the content of the Chinese outstanding traditional culture. It is necessary to form a regular and long-term mechanism for cultivating professionalism.

The second is to improve the professional structure and layout. The "Opinion" puts forward, around the "Internet +" action, "Made in China 2025" and other requirements, to adapt to the actual development of new technologies, new modes, new forms of business, and actively develop related professions. Closely aligned with the "Belt and Road", Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Cooperative Development, the Yangtze River Economic Belt and other national strategies, the construction of demand-adapted, distinctive features, significant benefits of the professional groups. Focus on creating a number of national and provincial model professional points that can play a leading role in radiation.

Third, to enhance the level of systematic training. Coordinate arrangements to carry out the public **** basic courses, professional courses and top internships in the middle and high school articulation specialties.

Fourth, promote the deep integration of industry and education. The Opinion proposes to deepen the school-enterprise collaborative education, giving full play to the important role of the main body of the enterprise. The company's business is to improve the vocational education industry guidance system and enhance the industry's guidance capacity. Promote professional teaching to closely follow the technological progress and production reality, and effectively carry out practical teaching. Increase the support and guarantee for students' innovation and entrepreneurship practice activities.

Fifth, strengthen the standardized management of teaching. Adhere to and improve the inspection and listening system, strict teaching discipline and classroom discipline management. Improve the management system of teaching materials construction.

Sixth, improve the teaching guarantee mechanism. The Opinion emphasizes the need to strengthen the training of teachers, and to train a number of "coach-type" master teachers and professional leaders. The "Opinions" emphasized the need to strengthen the training of teachers, to train and create a number of "coaching" teaching masters and professional leaders.

Q: After the introduction of the "Opinions", how to promote the implementation?

A: Last December, the Ministry of Education held a video conference to comprehensively improve the quality of vocational education personnel training. The meeting called for localities and vocational colleges and universities to establish a quality education and quality awareness. The next step, the Ministry of Education will focus on the following work: First, strengthen publicity and guidance. Through a variety of ways to publicize the content of the document, organize experts to interpret the spirit of the document, and publicize the typical experience cases of vocational education teaching reform. The second is to refine the division of tasks. Require localities to combine with local realities, and urgently formulate specific implementation programs. Third, strengthen the supervision and implementation. (Reporter Zhao Xiuhong)