Both the Administrative College and the Cadre College are institutions for training civil servants and leading cadres, but they are different in establishment and functions.

Civil servant training institution

The School of Administration is mainly for leading cadres and civil servants of government departments, enterprises and institutions. It is an institution of higher learning established to cultivate the comprehensive quality of civil servants and enhance their ability. It attaches importance to the teaching and research of public management theory and practice, is mainly responsible for the training, assessment and evaluation of civil servants, and also undertakes certain public policy and management research tasks.

Training institutions for party and government cadres

Cadre college focuses on the construction of the party's cadre team. It is a training institution for party and government cadres under state organs and party and mass organs. Responsible for the construction of party and government cadres, education and training, emphasizing the cultivation of political theory and cultural literacy, paying attention to ideological and political education and party spirit education, and also carrying out training and research on national governance and social management.