Technician calls for training help

NPC deputy sees benefit for blue-collar workers in occupational standards, incentives

As a technician working on internal combustion engines for more than 20 years, Xu Yanni has suggested the government cultivate more high-level workers by releasing occupational standards and encouraging manufacturing enterprises to train employees.

"The manufacturing sector plays a vital role in the national economy," said Xu, a deputy to the National People's Congress from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. "As a manufacturing giant, China has a large number of technicians. So, training is significant in improving the sector."