Onus on vocational schools to ensure benefits of more admissions reaped

IN THE GOVERNMENT WORK REPORT he delivered to the top legislature on Tuesday, Premier Li Keqiang vowed to accelerate the development of modern vocational education to ease the pressure in the job market and meet the demand for skilled workers and technicians, encouraging more high school graduates, retired soldiers, laid-off workers and migrant workers to apply to study in higher vocational colleges. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

It is noteworthy that Li said that enrollment in higher vocational colleges in China should increase by 1 million this year, the first time the central authority has set a clear target.

Apparently, in the central government's plan, vocational schools will assume a more important role than before in accommodating surplus laborers and improving the overall quality of the country's labor force.