On-the-job education degree is obtained through on-the-job education, which is an important way for on-the-job personnel to improve their professional quality in their spare time. On-the-job education in China includes adult self-study examination, adult college entrance examination, TV University, correspondence education and on-the-job postgraduate education.

Taking on-the-job postgraduate education as an example is of great help to candidates' work and life. Under normal circumstances, employers with mature human resources compensation system often make clear requirements for employees' academic qualifications and degrees. If the on-the-job personnel can successfully obtain the master's degree and degree certificate through the dual-certificate on-the-job postgraduate education after applying for on-the-job postgraduate education, then the on-the-job personnel's further study is helpful to their career development.

Under normal circumstances, colleges and universities recognize the master's degree and degree certificate obtained by on-the-job personnel applying for dual-certificate on-the-job postgraduate education. In addition, the on-the-job personnel need to attend the courses organized by universities and complete the training plan before applying for the dual-certificate on-the-job training program to obtain the academic degree certificate. On-the-job personnel can learn more advanced skills during their study, so that their work skills can be effectively improved.