Talking about "Vocational Education"-Walking out of another beautiful sky

"By 21, the number of students in higher vocational education in Hebei Province will reach about 5,, and the enrollment scale will account for more than half of the enrollment scale of higher education; The total number of students in secondary vocational education has reached 1.3 million, which is roughly equivalent to the number of students in ordinary colleges and universities. " This is the development goal of vocational education in Hebei Province established at the Hebei Vocational Education Work Conference held in April this year. Vocational education is gradually breaking the pattern of general education dominating the whole country, and slowly blooming its unique fragrance and beauty.

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Event 1: A private enterprise in Shanghai offered 4, yuan to invite "foreign technicians"; Jiangsu can't hire a senior welder with an annual salary of 28, yuan; Hangzhou offered a monthly salary of 6, yuan, and only recruited two technicians in three months ... In the Yangtze River Delta region, where the industrial level is in the process of upgrading, the ordinary "skilled worker shortage" situation has just eased, and the serious shortage of senior skilled workers has once again become a major headache for enterprises.

Event 2: Li Huan (pseudonym), a high school graduate, failed the college entrance examination and was introduced by her relatives to study hotel management in a provincial-level key vocational college in Shijiazhuang. After two years, she automatically gave up her employment opportunity and chose a college in the province to pursue further studies. However, after graduation, she repeatedly ran into a wall when she was looking for a job with her college diploma, and she told the employer that she was also a graduate of a certain vocational college.

-The school said: Our advantage is obvious

"Our students have been booked out by enterprises before graduation." "Sign an employment agreement at the beginning of enrollment, and you don't have to worry about finding a job after graduation." Undoubtedly, ensuring employment is the charm of current vocational colleges.

In this regard, President Wang Erguo of Shijiazhuang Vocational Accounting School believes that attaching importance to and strengthening skills training is the advantage of vocational colleges. "The ratio of theoretical study and practical training is basically maintained at 1: 1. The school has created a well-equipped training base and invited experienced technicians to teach, so that students can do a good job in various drills during their school days. In addition, the school also attaches importance to the cultivation of various skills related to students' employment, such as basic English, driving, calligraphy, etc., so as to achieve multi-function as much as possible, broaden employment channels, and comprehensively improve overall quality. " President Wang told reporters like this.

"Compared with general education, vocational colleges can grasp the pulse of social needs faster." Yang Jigen, president of Shijiazhuang Vocational and Technical Training School, said, "The school not only sets its own majors in time according to social needs, but also flexibly adjusts the academic system and curriculum focus according to the requirements of different enterprises, so as to realize orientation training."

It is understood that many vocational colleges have set up employment classes to ensure the output of high-quality students. Wei Yugang, deputy director of the Admissions and Employment Guidance Department of Shijiazhuang Tourism School, believes that in addition to professional knowledge, vocational colleges pay more attention to cultivating students' soft qualities such as communication with others and self-management, so as to better realize the transformation from a student to a professional.

-The enterprise said: Vocational students are very useful.

"At present, there are very few young skilled workers in our industrial and mining enterprises, and there has been a talent gap. The factory urgently needs excellent technical talents, such as CNC equipment workers." General manager Hui Guiyi of Shijiazhuang Tiexin Machinery Co., Ltd. said.

Di Keyao, the recruitment director of Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., also said that at present, for automobile enterprises, skilled workers such as locksmith, mold and numerical control programming are more scarce and the recruitment is more difficult.

In the interview, most business executives expressed their welcome to skilled talents, and generally agreed that compared with students of general education, vocational education graduates have obvious advantages. First, they have a more correct mentality and a clearer self-orientation, so they are more dedicated and will not look at other mountains; Second, they are more capable of accepting new technologies after entering the factory, can adapt to on-site operation more quickly, and have better hands-on ability.

In addition, when it comes to the problem of "shortage of skilled workers" in the Yangtze River Delta, the person in charge of the enterprise thinks that the master leads the door and practices in the individual. We can't just say that skilled workers are good, but it's not good to train college students in general education. We just look at who is more suitable for what position and what kind of talents are relatively scarce at this stage.

-student: bright future under multi-directional choice

"Of course, if you can go to college, you still have to go to college. Going to secondary school or technical school is a helpless choice under the' elimination'. In fact, it is really embarrassing!" It is understood that despite repeated propaganda to vigorously develop secondary vocational education, many parents and students still find it difficult to change their ideas, and the traditional education of crowding a wooden bridge with thousands of troops is still deeply rooted.

In this regard, experts think that, not to mention that the state has invested heavily in supporting the development of vocational colleges, as far as students are concerned, after graduating from vocational colleges, they can consider both their counterparts' further studies and their employment, so there is a lot of room for choice.

in addition, employment is the ultimate goal, regardless of whether you go to school or not. It is understood that in 25, among the 181,425 employment positions provided by enterprises and institutions registered in the municipal labor department, 143,18 technical managers and technicians were recruited, accounting for 78.9% of all positions, while the number of secondary and higher vocational graduates who obtained vocational qualification certificates in Shishi every year was more than 6,, with a gap of 8,.

The huge talent gap has opened the door to opportunities for students in vocational colleges. According to the feedback from some enterprises in the provincial capital, for example, the monthly salary of junior workers is about 7-8 yuan, and if they are senior skilled workers who have worked for 4 or 5 years, the monthly salary can even reach 2,5 yuan.

-Expert's opinion: Establish a correct view of talents

"Sometimes, we also feel that children are not' material' for studying, and we have considered whether to learn a skill in vocational colleges, but we feel that we are sorry for our children if we don't let them go to college as much as possible." During the interview, many parents expressed such feelings to reporters.

In this regard, Director Zhang Changqing of the Vocational Education and Adult Education Department of Shijiazhuang Education Bureau believes that after completing the nine-year compulsory education, students are faced with the first "crossroads" in their lives, and what to do is crucial, so parents' feelings are understandable. However, it should be reminded that how to choose the future development should be considered according to the social needs and the actual situation of the children themselves, and the temporary face problem must not affect the development of the children's life.

Director Zhang pointed out that to establish a correct view of talents, the development of the country and society needs research-oriented talents, and skilled talents are also welcome. As the saying goes, there is specialization in the industry. Being a skilled worker does not mean that there is no way out for personal career development, and you have to live at the bottom all your life. Top technical talents are the objects that enterprises compete to chase, which plays a vital cornerstone role in the production and development of enterprises and can also achieve good development.

In addition, when planning your career, you should take a long-term view. On the basis of an objective and sober understanding and evaluation of yourself, it is the right way to develop strengths and avoid weaknesses and make a reasonable life design.