Vocational school diploma generally belongs to secondary professional education, which is a kind of non-academic education in China's education system, equivalent to secondary school diploma. Generally, it takes one to three years to study in vocational schools. The majors studied mainly include electronic technology, automobile technology, machinery manufacturing, beauty salons and other fields, which can meet the needs of people of different ages and educational levels.

Students who graduate from vocational schools are usually considered to have certain professional skills and practical ability, and can independently engage in certain professional work, which is suitable for various occupations required by the development of modern service-oriented economy. Compared with ordinary secondary school graduates, vocational school graduates pay more attention to practical operation and vocational skills training, and are more professional and practical.

Vocational school diploma is not a higher education certificate, so for some occupations that need high education certification, vocational school diploma can not meet the recruitment requirements. In addition, vocational school graduates may be subject to certain employment restrictions and unfair treatment when they are employed.

Advantages of vocational schools:

Compared with other ordinary secondary education schools, vocational school graduates pay more attention to practicality and professionalism. Graduates' professional skills and practical experience are expected to provide them with greater advantages in finding jobs. The graduation of a vocational school proves that its graduates have certain professional practical ability and skills.

Graduates from vocational schools are usually very clear about their future career direction and have mastered relevant vocational skills and knowledge. In job hunting, vocational school graduates generally look for employment opportunities related to their majors, which is also a concern of recruiters.

There are relatively many employment channels for vocational school graduates. Graduates can often choose to work in enterprises and institutions, state-owned enterprises or foreign-funded enterprises in related fields, or they can choose to start their own businesses. At the same time, because the students trained by vocational schools can fill the gap of practical technical talents in many industries, the employment prospects are relatively good.