Dean of OIRIAProf. Huang

Chunlin (Chandler)

Expert consultation meeting Bonn Germany

Jan 2009

Challenges and reforms for the match with the social and economic development

Viewing TVET in China today from a practitioner angle

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Introduction

The fact of educational system in China

Hot issues and challenges in TVET China

Int’l cooperation and adoptions in TVET China

Trends and strategies in TVET China

UNESCO(UNEVOC) roles today and tomorrow in China

Conclusion

【Outline】

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1 Introduction

Beijing Olympic game 8-Aug to 24-Aug

Rapiddevelopment

27-Sep Chinese astronauts made space walk

foreign exchange reserve

Economic blooming

Achievements in Sci. & Soc.

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4-trillion-yuan budget From the end of 2008 to 2010.

Driving domestic demand

Snowstorm Earthquake Unemployment Financial crisis

Challenges

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40billion (1%)for medical cultural and educational development

1billion in 2008 fourth season for 366 projects in secondary vocational education

Dealing with financial crisis

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33%

67%

Only 33% skilled labors in the city laborforce of 14 million

43%

36%

17%4%

初级工

中级工

高级工

技师

Proportion of skill levels from beginner to technician

Urgent need of skilled labors

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More than 87% labors of 40 million in rural area are under the middle school education

1% 12%

49%

38% 大专

高中

初中

小学及以下

Skill equipped labors will be the key engine to the sustainable development in China

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2 The fact of educational system in China

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光绪二十九年癸卯学制

奏定学堂章程

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Education System In C

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Lower Secondary

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Elem

entary Edu

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pulsory Edu

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Post-GraduateEducation

Master Degree（2-3years）

PHD（3-4years）

Professional

Academic

University & Research Institution

Higher E

ducation

University, CollegeFirst Degree &Diploma Edu

Senior Middle School Senior SecondaryVocational School

Tertiary Vocational Colleges

Junior Middle School

Primary School

Kindergarten

Vocational

Junior Secondary Vocational

School

Program

Skill

Special EducationA

dult Education

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TVET in China

Non-SchoolingTechnicalTraining

Non-SchoolingTechnicalTraining

Schooling VocationalEducation

Schooling VocationalEducation

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Schooling V

ocational Education in

Chinese E

ducation System

Senior Secondary Vocational

Schools

High Schools

Junior Secondary Vocational

Schools

Regular Specialized

Schools

Regular Specialized

SchoolsVocational

High SchoolsVocational

High Schools

Adult SSSsAdult SSSs

Skilled Workers Schools

Skilled Workers Schools

Vocational JSSs

Vocational JSSs

Diffluence in Year Nine

Diffluence in Year Nine

“3+1”“3+1”

General Higher Education

–Mastre&PhD.–First Degree

Vocational Colleges

–Diploma

2-3 Year Schooling 2-3 Year

Schooling

5-Year Schooling5-Year

Schooling

Compulsory Education

Senior SecondaryEducation

Tertiary Education

Junior Secondary

Schools

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Apprentice Training

Pre-Service Training

In-Service Training

Other Categories

of Vocational Training

Job-Transfer Training

Training to Facilitate

Change of Occupations

Two Types of Institutions：Vocational Schools, Training Establishments.

Three Levels：elementary, secondary and tertiary.

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TVET in China is of bigger proportion in China’s educational system

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11 Cooperative education between school and industry11

22 Work process oriented teaching and learning

33 TVET Teacher education

44 Job qualification

55 Institutional reform

66 Governance and decentralization

3 Hot issues and challenges in TVET China

Keyword: motivation of industry involvement

Keyword: target work

Keyword: practical experience

Keyword: industry acknowledge

Keyword: diversified pattern

Keyword: Academic autonomy

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11 Pedagogical reform 77

88 Entrepreneurship education

99 Employment rate

1010 Quality assurance and evaluation

Rural labor transition

Poor students aid

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Keyword: practical case study

Keyword: school based incubator

Keyword: mismatch with employer

Keyword: criteria and authority

Keyword: regulation

Keyword: return and reality

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Reform and Innovation, the major themes of TVET in China

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4 Inter’l cooperation and adoptions in TVET China

Pattern Project

Forum

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Learning from outside world

C B E DACUM

COMMUNITYCOLLEGE

TAFE

DUAL SYSTEM

C B E DACUM

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Joint-project with overseas

International conferences in China

TVET in China is from adopting to innovating toward exporting

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Collaboration withindustry tightened

Quantity stability

Prestige upgraded

Notions updated

Quality improved

Infrastructure promoted

Employment pressured

Two-way sharing with outside

managementreformed

Post-diplomainitiated

Trends

5 Trends and strategies in TVET China

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Infrastructure investment

stra

tegi

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Quality control

Cooperative education

Approach reform and innovation

TVET in China is facing a great opportunity to the further development

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6、UNESCO(UNEVOC) roles today and tomorrow in China

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Most located in universitiesSome of the 6 centres in TVET institutions are not very typical

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secondary TVET school

Tertiary TVET college

Acedemic college anduniversity

Teacher Training centre

Reaserch institute forgovernment

UNEVOC Centres in

China

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suggestions

Common awareness of conceptsMisunderstanding or simply

thoughtsProblem of translation and different situation

Training projects for•Policy maker-school managers •Government officers•Researchers•Teachers

Experience sharing•Conference regionally locally and internationally •Materials exchanging •Update issues research •Successful alumni •Recommend some great TVET educators and their works

Periodicals for TVET internationally•English version first and then other languages

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Conclusion Conclusion - Rapid development in China needs TVET to be sustainabledevelopment

- TVET in China is from adopting to innovating toward exporting

- UNESCO (UNEVOC) has been playing an important role and still have potential in developing TVET nationally and internationally

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