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Vocational schools to help children in poorer areas

China requires vocational schools in cities and provinces such as Beijing and Zhejiang to help support the development of vocational education in the country's impoverished areas through one-to-one assistance, according to a notice published on Sept 16.

The notice, issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said every one of the 44 vocational schools in 15 cities and provinces including Beijing and Zhejiang should have at least one counterpart in the 35 vocational schools in poor areas of provinces including Sichuan and Gansu.

According to the notice, poor areas with abundant sources of students that are qualified to develop vocational education will be supported to establish new vocational schools and a series of measures involving the teacher training and skill practice training will be adopted to conduct one-to-one assistance.

Enterprises of various kinds are also encouraged to help improve the vocational education in poor areas by carrying out cooperation or providing financial support, it said.