1. Different students: At present, students in higher vocational colleges come from three aspects: first, students who take the general college entrance examination, second, students who enroll in secondary vocational and technical colleges and vocational high schools, and third, students who graduate from junior high schools; Students in general education are usually high school graduates at school.
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The content of education is different: basic education mainly covers basic knowledge such as Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages and science, aiming at cultivating students' basic ability and application ability in Chinese, mathematics and science; Vocational education mainly involves technology, engineering, management and innovation, and its purpose is to provide practical knowledge for cultivating students' vocational skills and solving practical problems.
3. Different training objectives: General education mainly trains research-oriented, exploratory and design-oriented talents, while vocational education mainly trains technical and management talents who have both college-level professional knowledge and advanced skills, can provide technical guidance, can transform design drawings into required objects, and can conduct on-site command by using design concepts or management ideas.
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Different teaching objectives: the main purpose of basic education is to lay a solid foundation of knowledge and skills, improve students' comprehensive ability and learning ability, and make them have a wider range of subject literacy and academic ability in Chinese, mathematics, English, science and other fields; The purpose of vocational education is to cultivate the labor force with relevant professional knowledge, skills and abilities for specific industries and occupations to meet the market demand.
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Different training methods: the teaching method of basic education is mainly imparting education, that is, teachers impart knowledge and skills to students; Vocational education, on the other hand, emphasizes practical education, that is, students master vocational skills and improve their ability to solve practical problems through simulated experiments, practical training and practical activities.
In a word, although basic education and vocational education are both components of China's basic education system, their goals, contents and methods are quite different, which provides sufficient support and guarantee for comprehensively promoting the deepening and development of China's education.