Normal school is a regular national full-time university, which is oriented to the school after students graduate, while vocational education teachers are dual-qualified technical vocational education teachers who master a technology, have strong hands-on and guidance abilities, and master modern teaching theories, educational methods and technologies. Extended information vocational education teachers refer to vocational technology and vocational technology teacher education, which belongs to teacher education. The implementing agencies include Vocational and Technical Teachers College, Vocational and Technical Teachers University and high-level engineering university.

Vocational education includes vocational school education and vocational training. Vocational school education includes various vocational and technical schools, technical schools and vocational high schools (vocational middle schools). Vocational school education is academic. Education is divided into primary, secondary and higher vocational school education. Vocational training is non-academic education, including pre-job training for workers, re-employment training for laid-off workers and other vocational training.

The purpose of vocational education is to cultivate applied talents, socialist workers and socialist builders with a certain cultural level and professional knowledge and skills. Compared with general education and adult education, vocational education pays more attention to the cultivation of practical skills and practical work ability.