SCIENCE AND EDUCATION FILM: China: Vocational school
SCIENCE AND EDUCATION FILM: China: Vocational school
Education
Length: 00:15:22
Date: 1990-01-01
Collection
Keywords: Vocational School | Secondary Education | Social Life | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Artsand Crafts | Traditional Art

This special focuses on vocational schools in China. China's vocational education is an important part of national education. There are more than 15,000 vocational schools in the country. More than 5 million young people study in these schools every year. The educational policy of vocational schools focuses on cultivating skills. China's secondary vocational and technical schools have trained 1 million students into the society every year, and most of them are employed in service industries and modern industrial and mining enterprises. Vocational education has created many experts and outstanding figures, including Zhu Minzhen, a textile female worker and Lin Yuanpei, a designer of the Huangpu River Bridge.