CHINA-EDUCATION: CHINA REVAMPS SYLLABUS OF VOCATIONAL COURSES TO UPGRADE SKILLS OF WORKFORCE TO TRANSFORM COUNTRY INTO A TECHNOLOGY SUPERPOWER
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In accordance with the requirements for vocational education in the "14th Five-Year Plan" national economic and social development and the 2035 long-term goal, China’s Education Ministry updated a national list of vocational courses to include subjects like 5G, big data and cloud computing, as the government tries to equip the workforce with the necessary skills to transform the country into a technology superpower. The new catalogue published on March 22, includes a total of 1,349 majors to be taught at the nation’s professional and technical colleges, a network of higher education institutions for people who do not attend universities.
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