First, strengthen the leadership of the Party. Strengthening the leadership of the party is the fundamental guarantee for running education well. The new law focuses on the implementation of the party's leadership system. For public schools, it is stipulated that public vocational schools should implement the principal responsibility system led by grass-roots organizations in China Vocational School, and the grass-roots party organizations in vocational schools should fully lead the school work in accordance with party constitution and relevant regulations. For private schools, it is stipulated that private vocational schools should improve the decision-making mechanism according to law, strengthen the political function of grass-roots party organizations in schools, and ensure that they play an effective role in the decision-making, supervision and implementation of major issues in schools.

Second, emphasize equal importance. Positioning vocational education and general education as two different types of education is the basis of constructing the legal system of vocational education. The new law stipulates that vocational education is as important as general education; To stipulate that the state should promote the coordinated development of vocational education and general education as a whole; It is stipulated that vocational education is an education to cultivate high-quality technical and technical talents, so that the educated can have the comprehensive professional quality and action ability such as professional ethics, scientific culture, professional knowledge and technical skills needed to engage in a certain profession or realize professional development; It is stipulated that students in vocational schools enjoy equal opportunities with students in ordinary schools at the same level in terms of further studies, employment and career development, and discriminatory policies are prohibited.

Third, strengthen overall management. The types, subjects and groups of vocational education are diverse. The new law stipulates that vocational education should be coordinated by the government, managed at different levels, given priority by local authorities, guided by industries, cooperated by schools and enterprises, and participated by the society, and the overall management should be strengthened from three aspects. At the level of the State Council, it is stipulated that the State Council should establish a coordination mechanism of vocational education to co-ordinate the national vocational education. At the departmental level, it is stipulated that the education administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the overall planning, comprehensive coordination and macro-management of vocational education; The relevant departments of the State Council are responsible for the relevant vocational education within the scope of duties stipulated by the State Council. At the provincial level, strengthen the overall planning power of the provincial people's government. The provincial people's government can integrate and optimize the vocational education responsibilities of the people's governments of cities and counties with districts according to law, and make overall plans for the development of vocational education in the region.

Fourth, the promotion system is connected. The focus of the new law is to establish and improve a modern vocational education system that serves lifelong learning for all. Vertical integration, forming a complete training channel for technical and technical talents, and stipulating that higher vocational school education should be implemented by higher vocational schools and ordinary colleges and universities with junior college, undergraduate and above education levels; Support ordinary primary and secondary schools to carry out career enlightenment, career cognition and career experience. Horizontal integration, building an "overpass" between vocational education and general education, stipulating that the state should establish and improve the certification, accumulation and conversion mechanism of learning achievements such as credits and qualifications of school education and vocational training at all levels, and promote the integration and mutual recognition of learning achievements of vocational education and general education; It is stipulated that both vocational school education and vocational training should be paid equal attention, and vocational training institutions, vocational schools and other schools can carry out vocational training.

Five, clear the main body of the enterprise. The new law promotes enterprises to run schools and implements the main position of enterprises in vocational education. Highlight the clear orientation, stipulate that enterprises should play an important role in running schools, promote enterprises to deeply participate in vocational education, and encourage enterprises to hold high-quality vocational education. Enrich the ways of holding, and stipulate that enterprises can use funds, technology, knowledge, facilities and equipment to hold vocational schools and vocational training institutions, and the education funds for employees of enterprises can be used to hold vocational education institutions. Strengthen the responsibility of running a school, stipulate that enterprises should fulfill their obligations to implement vocational education according to law, and the situation of carrying out vocational education should be included in the corporate social responsibility report. Improve the support policies, and stipulate that non-profit vocational schools and vocational training institutions organized by enterprises can take government subsidies, financial incentives, donation incentives and other support measures, and give appropriate subsidies with reference to the per capita funds of similar public schools at the same level.

Sixth, adhere to diversified education. Diversified education is an important feature that distinguishes vocational education from general education. The new law clarifies that the main body of running a school is diversified, and organizations, enterprises and institutions such as education departments, industry authorities, trade unions and China Vocational Education Association can participate in vocational education extensively and equally. There are various forms of running a school, which can be held independently or jointly. Vocational schools, vocational training institutions and practice training bases can be held.

Seven, deepen the integration of production and education. Deepening the integration of production and education and school-enterprise cooperation are the key measures to ensure the high-quality development of vocational education. The new law promotes comprehensive integration, and promotes industry enterprises to deeply participate in the whole process of professional setting, teaching material development, training plan formulation, quality evaluation, teacher training and practice base construction of vocational schools. Encourage deep integration, stipulate the enterprise system of integration of production and education and the modern apprenticeship system with China characteristics, and promote the formation of a community of destiny between vocational colleges and industrial enterprises.

Eight, highlight the employment orientation. The new law further clarifies the direction of vocational education, which is market-oriented, service development and employment promotion. In terms of education planning, it is stipulated that the development of vocational education should be integrated with promoting employment and entrepreneurship, changing development mode and adjusting industrial structure. In terms of development priorities, it is stipulated to vigorously develop emerging majors needed by advanced manufacturing industries and accelerate the training of technical and skilled personnel such as baby-rearing, nursing, health care and housekeeping. In the mode of running a school, it is stipulated that vocational schools can independently set up majors, set up learning systems, select teaching materials and evaluate teachers according to the needs of the industry. Establish employment and entrepreneurship promotion mechanism, provide employment and entrepreneurship services, and enhance students' employment and entrepreneurship ability. In the evaluation mechanism, it is stipulated to establish a quality evaluation system that conforms to the characteristics of vocational education, and the evaluation process should involve industry organizations and enterprises, and should highlight employment orientation.

Nine, emphasize the combination of morality and technology. The new law takes the cultivation of moral and skilled people as the training goal of vocational education. The new law emphasizes that the implementation of vocational education should carry forward the socialist core values, carry out ideological and political education and professional ethics education for the educated, impart scientific culture and professional knowledge, and cultivate technical skills. For schools, it is stipulated that vocational schools should strengthen the construction of school spirit, study style and teachers' morality to ensure the quality of education and teaching. For teachers, efforts should be made to strengthen the construction of "double-qualified" teachers, stipulating that the state should establish a training system for vocational education teachers, establish a post setting and post evaluation and employment system suitable for the characteristics of vocational education, and employ skilled masters, skilled craftsmen and representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage as full-time and part-time teachers in an innovative way. For students, it is stipulated that higher vocational schools can recruit students by combining cultural quality with vocational skills; Students should develop good professional ethics, professionalism and behavior habits, participate in practical training as required, and master technical skills.

X. Improve the safeguard mechanism. High-quality development needs high-level guarantee. The new law improves the investment mechanism, clarifies that the state optimizes the expenditure structure of education funds, and makes the investment of vocational education funds meet the needs of vocational education development. Strengthen the overall planning of funds and stipulate the overall use of funds available for vocational education in local education surcharges; Give play to the role of unemployment insurance money and support employees to improve their vocational skills. To carry out government responsibilities, it is stipulated that people's governments at all levels should implement vocational education funds according to the scale, training cost and quality of vocational education. Strengthen corporate responsibility, and make it clear that enterprises should extract and use employee education funds according to the standards set by the State Council and a certain proportion of the total wages of employees.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Vocational Education Law

Article 6 Vocational education shall be implemented with overall planning by the government, hierarchical management, local priority, industry guidance, school-enterprise cooperation and social participation.