Car sales boom drives demand for mechanics

Enrollment in automotive vocational and technical institutes have more than doubled over the past five years, thanks to the rapid expansion of the auto industry in Beijing.

Chen Baoqi, vice-president of Beijing Automotive Industry Senior Technical School, said its enrollment hit a record high this year of 1,400 students.

Chen told Beijing Daily the enrollment has been increasing constantly over the past five years and he is confident of the students' competitiveness in the job market.