This chapter addresses a number of issues and challenges with the current state of China's
vocational education. It identifies some basic patterns in the organisation of vocational …

This book looks at the development of vocational education and training in China and how it
is crucial to human resource development and improving competitiveness. It briefly outlines …

China has the largest population and largest labor force in the world. It has been highly
successful in rapidly expanding both secondary and higher education to a significant …

This dissertation focuses on the Chinese vocational education and training (VET) system–an
arena that recently has been gaining growing importance in Chinese economic reform. My …

Today, government policy continues to guide the provision of VE in China. There is a focus
on being responsive to the needs of the labour market, preparing students for occupations …

China is a developing country with a population of 1.3 billion and 9.6 million square
kilometres of land. In the last twenty years, under its policy of opening up to the outside …

Chinese vocational education is currently in its most optimal development period in history.
This article discusses several challenges of different dimensions faced by vocational …

The governments of both the People's Republic of China and of the UK have increasingly
stressed the importance of vocational education and training (VET) as a means of …

The training provision and skill level of the labour force of a nation has been widely
regarded as essential to organizational and national performance in an era of accelerating …

This article outlines the current problems facing vocational education in China in order to
raise the question as to how deep-seated and intractable they might be. In order to address …