China to train 300,000 skilled manufacturing workers in five years
( 2003-12-22 16:59) (Xinhua)
China will launch a special education program to train at least 300,000
skilled workers for the manufacturing sector in the coming five years.
The program, to be mainly focused on numerical-control technology and
automobile repair, will be included in the national action plan for education
rejuvenation for the next five years, said Education Minister Zhou Ji at the
second national meeting on vocational education held in Wuhan, capital of Hubei
Province.
China is faced with an urgent need for large numbers of skilled workers after
its admission into the World Trade Organization.
The minister called on higher vocational schools, which shoulder major
responsibilities for training applied skilled personnel, to gear their courses
toward employment and explore good ways to combine learning and research with
practice in factories.
The ministry has drawn out plans to build about 40 high-level, open, regional
training centers around the country, according to Zhou.
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