2023Vocational Education Private Board of Directors
With the country's high emphasis on vocational education, the vocational education industry is undergoing rapid development and transformation. Currently, the market scale of vocational education is expanding year by year, and the deep integration of educational technology and artificial intelligence has injected new vitality into vocational education. At the same time, with changes in industrial structure and labor markets, vocational education is also playing an increasingly important role in improving labor quality and alleviating employment pressure.
In pursuit of new development and in the face of a new situation,3month28On the same day, Multi Whale Capital, in collaboration with Tencent Education, jointly hosted a private board meeting on vocational education in Beijing. The event aimed to provide a platform for industry experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs to exchange and share ideas, focusing on the current development status and future trends of the industry, and discussing how to promote the transformation and upgrading of vocational education.
Frost & SullivanFrost & SullivanLiu Wenjun, Executive Director of Frost & Sullivan Greater China, was invited to attend this event and delivered a speech on 'New Trends and Policy Prospects in the Vocational Education Industry'.
Executive Director, Greater China, Frost & Sullivan Liu Wenjun
Liu Wenjun stated that in today's era, where China is promoting deepening reforms and high-quality development of the economy, the new historical backdrop has endowed modern vocational education with new missions and positioning. 2022year12In the month, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the 'Opinions on Deepening the Reform and Construction of the Modern Vocational Education System' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Opinions'). The 'Opinions' reaffirm the positioning of vocational education, which is to serve the all-round development of individuals and lifelong learning for all citizens. 'Establish and improve a gradient vocational education and training system that connects in various forms, grows through multiple channels, and is sustainable. Promote the coordinated development and integration of vocational education and general education, so that students with different talents and needs can make multiple choices and grow diversely.' This plays an important role in reversing the long-standing social bias against vocational education and alleviating educational anxiety caused by the diversion between vocational and general education.
From the perspective of policy trends, vocational education is entering a new era of policy 'trendsetter' opportunities. As the country's emphasis on vocational education continues to rise, favorable policies have also come one after another. Especially since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee and the State Council have issued consecutive documents to deploy vocational education reform work at a high level.
such as2019year2The 'National Vocational Education Reform Implementation Plan' issued in January mainly clarifies and improves the national vocational education system;2021year4In the month, the National Vocational Education Conference made a series of major arrangements to accelerate the construction of a high-quality modern vocational education system;2021year10In the month, the 'Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Modern Vocational Education' issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council clarified the goal framework, key tasks, and schedule for constructing a modern vocational education system;2022year4In the new month, the newly revised Vocational Education Law has clarified that vocational education is an educational type of equal importance to general education, recognizing its status at the legislative level. This 'Opinion' further deepens the reform of the system construction, focusing on solving and answering three major issues: the development concept of vocational education, the development path, and the main responsibility.
Liu Wenjun cited Chen Ziji, Director of the Vocational and Adult Education Department of the Ministry of Education of China, who explained the 'Opinions' by mentioning five 'turnovers' in the construction of modern vocational education: The functional orientation of vocational education has shifted from 'seeking employment' to 'people-oriented', placing more emphasis on serving the all-round development of individuals; the focus of vocational education reform has shifted from 'education' to 'industry-education integration', placing more emphasis on serving economic and social development; the service domain of vocational education has shifted from 'region' to 'overall situation', placing more emphasis on supporting the new development pattern; the development path of vocational education has shifted from 'classification' to 'coordination', placing more emphasis on coordinating the collaborative innovation of three types of education; and the main body of vocational education has shifted from 'single' to 'diverse', placing more emphasis on the participation of social forces.
According to a study by Frost & Sullivan, the scale of the vocational education market in China has changed from2016year5,167Yuan, increasing to2021year7,811100 million yuan, with an average annual compound growth rate8.6%The growth rate is significantly accelerating; It is expected that the vocational education market in China will be2025The annual scale exceeded one trillion, and in2026Annual achievement10,979yuan,2021Year-end2026The average annual compound growth rate over the five years of6.5%.
Compared with vocational school education, that is, academic vocational education, non-academic vocational education (vocational examination training and vocational skills training) accounts for approximately30%However, its growth is more pronounced.2020The market scale of non-degree vocational education has exceeded2,000yuan,2016Year-end2021The average annual compound growth rate over the five years of the year reached double digits.
"To change the stereotype of vocational education in society and among parents, it is necessary to continuously broaden the upward mobility of vocational education, continuously improve its competitiveness and attractiveness. This requires the integration of vocational education with general education, ensuring effective connectivity between different levels of vocational education." Liu Wenjun further added, 'Ten years ago2010/2022The scale of vocational and general education students is roughly the same across the year, with a vocational-general education ratio approaching1:1However, in the past decade, the number of students enrolled in secondary vocational education has been on a continuous decline, and the gap between vocational and general education students has been widening over time. Especially2021The number of secondary vocational schools in the year decreased sharply2,571resulting in2021The annual jobless rate dropped to3:7.
From the perspective of education policy, the state has guided and regulated the return ratio of vocational to general education1:1.2020After the Spring Festival, in "On Doing a Good Job2021The 'Notice on the Enrollment Work of Secondary Vocational Schools in the Year' once again emphasizes 'adhering to a general proportionality between vocational and general education', and requires broadening the sources of students for secondary vocational education. It is expected that in the future, with various supportive national policies and investments, the scale of secondary vocational education is likely to see a significant increase.
2014Since the beginning of this year, our country has actively explored comprehensive reform methods for vocational undergraduate programs, aiming to solve bottlenecks in the development of vocational colleges and enhance the quality and attractiveness of vocational education. The key to 'Vocational and General Education Integration' lies in constructing a new pathway that connects secondary vocational, higher vocational education to professional degree postgraduate education, forming a systematic mechanism for integrated cultivation of technical and skilled talents. at the same time, The establishment of vocational undergraduate programs has also broken the 'ceiling' that vocational education has traditionally stopped at, providing a new path for the future development of students trained by vocational education.
Liu Wenjun pointed out that the development of modern vocational education in China presents the following3Trend : 1) Online trend, "Internet+The 'Education' model is gradually expanding, leveraging its technological attributes to provide more efficient teaching and training for students; 2) Trend towards branding and high quality The institution vigorously develops branded and high-quality content, aiming to break through the 'homogenization' phenomenon and stand out in fierce competition; 3) Trends in School-Enterprise Cooperation and Industry-Education Integration School-enterprise cooperation and integration of industry with education are the most strategic development trends in the industry, aiming to bridge the last mile of education and training and truly solve employment problems.
