1. General education refers to the improvement of students' comprehensive quality, focusing on basic education and academic knowledge. Vocational education pays more attention to the cultivation of students' employability and vocational skills, and strives to improve students' practical ability and professional quality. The goals and training methods of the two forms of education are different, but both have their own unique values and important significance.
2. General education attaches importance to cultivating students' thinking ability, innovation ability and humanistic quality, and emphasizes the comprehensive and in-depth teaching content. Vocational education is more in line with market demand and industry development trend, focusing on the study of practical courses and the accumulation of industry experience.
3. From the training objectives and methods, vocational education and general education complement each other. General education pays attention to the accumulation of knowledge and humanistic quality, and cultivates students' thinking and innovation ability; Vocational education can help students better adapt to social development and improve their professional quality and skills. The integration of the two forms of education will better meet the diverse needs of society.
The development trend of vocational education in the new period;
1. Vocational education will pay more attention to practical teaching. In the new era, vocational education needs to pay more attention to practical teaching. Through practical teaching, students can have a deeper understanding of vocational skills and knowledge, master real operational skills and prepare for their future career.
2. Vocational education will pay more attention to innovative teaching. In the new era, vocational education needs to pay more attention to innovative teaching, adopt new teaching means and methods, develop diversified course contents and teaching materials, and strengthen close contact with vocational industries in order to cultivate skilled talents with innovative spirit and practical ability.
3. Vocational education will pay more attention to individualized training. In the new era, vocational education should pay more attention to the cultivation of personality, the exploration and cultivation of students' personality and ability, meet the learning needs of different students, and encourage students to play their special skills in the learning process and have a more independent learning experience.