Students from vocational schools also make big bucks
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People's Daily Online) May 19, 2015
With the issue of China's National Plan for Medium and Long-Term Education Reform and Development in 2010, vocational education in China has made great progress in various fields and entered the golden development stage. In the past 5 years, over 50 million students with professional knowledge and skills had been well trained. A total of 13,300 vocational schools offer nearly 1,000 majors, training talents needed in almost all the fields in national economy. In June 2014, the State Council convened a national vocational education conference, proposing the goal of forming a comprehensive system of vocational education with both Chinese features and world standards. In recent years, the employment rate for graduates of vocational schools has reached 90 percent. And some students from vocational schools even earn more than college graduates.
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Wen Mao, a chef at a restaurant in Changsha, Feb. 18, 2015. (Xinhuanet/Li Ga)
31-year-old Wen Mao became a chef after he graduated from a culinary school in 2004. Now he has a stable monthly income of 6,000 yuan.
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Wen Mao cooks Spring Festival meal at the restaurant, Feb. 18, 2015. (Xinhuanet/Li Ga)
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Gong Jingbo is in front of machine tools on May 14, 2015. (Xinhuanet/Li Ga)
27-year-old Gong Jingbo graduated from Hunan Industry Polytechnic in 2010 and became a milling machine operator of a plant. Two years later he got promoted to senior technician with a monthly income over 6,000 yuan.
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Gong controls the machine tools in a plant on May 14, 2015. (Xinhuanet/Li Ga)
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Jiang Tongwan at his own shop, March 27, 2015. (Xinhuanet/Li Ga)
26-year-old Jiang Tongwan graduated from Hunan Arts and Crafts Vocational College in 2014. His major was Hunan embroidery. After graduation, he started his own business — a Hunan embroidery shop. Now Jiang’s best piece can sell for 20,000 yuan. He hopes more talented people can join their shop and inherit this art.
Jiang Tongwan does embroidery at his own shop, March 27, 2015. (Xinhuanet/Li Ga)