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Analyzing the Development of Vocational Education in China -- Using Dual VET System as an Exemplar
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Abstract
The emphasis on technical and vocational education has become a pivotal focus in addressing the unemployment rate globally. China employs a similar strategy as evident in “On The Decision of Developing Technical and Vocational Education in China” issued by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China in 2005. This paper examines China’s development of technical and vocational education, especially in light of comparison to more advanced models. By analyzing China’s vocational education against the Dual VET system, this paper summarized three main points that China could improve on, namely policy implementation, career development, and social status. This paper concludes that the advancement of technical and vocational education is a multi-dimensional effort that requires all economic players to invest. Particularly, the responsibility falls on policymakers to make policies that will guide society to put down prejudice and young adults to see the potential in pursuing technical and vocational education.
Keywords
vocational education, Dual VET, comparative education, education policy, China
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Zhang,K. (2023). Analyzing the Development of Vocational Education in China -- Using Dual VET System as an Exemplar. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,28,297-302.
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