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Why does the state strongly support higher vocational education?
Because developing a higher level of modern vocational education is the requirement of the development of the times. At present, the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial revolution in the world presents a historic intersection, and the pace of industrial upgrading and the transfer of production factors has accelerated. For China, it is time to promote industrial transformation and upgrading, realize the transformation of old and new kinetic energy, and change from "Made in China" to "Created in China" and "Made in China".

For the world, both developed and developing countries urgently need to speed up economic development and improve the quality of economic growth. In this sense, it is the responsibility and mission of the times to cultivate more and better high-quality skilled talents for economic and social development.

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20 14 On May 2nd, the State Council issued the Decision of the State Council on Accelerating the Development of Modern Vocational Education (Guo Fa [2065 438+04] 19), proposing to accelerate the construction of a modern vocational education system.

To innovate and develop higher vocational education, higher vocational colleges should cooperate closely with Industry-University-Research, cultivate technical and skilled personnel to serve regional development, pay attention to technological research and development and product upgrading of enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and strengthen community education and lifelong learning services. Explore the development of vocational education at undergraduate level.

Establish a professional degree postgraduate training mode that is oriented by professional needs, pays attention to the cultivation of practical ability and combines production with learning. Study and establish a degree system that conforms to the characteristics of vocational education. In principle, secondary vocational schools will not be upgraded or merged into higher vocational colleges, and junior vocational colleges will not be upgraded or merged into undergraduate colleges, forming a clear, scientific and reasonable hierarchical structure of vocational education.

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