Handan Engineering Senior Technical School is a public school and a national key technical school. Handan Engineering Senior Technical School is a full-time secondary vocational school approved by the former Ministry of Coal Industry 1978. Now it is managed by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Hebei Province, and it trains middle and senior skilled personnel for the society.

The school has more than 40 professional positions in eight categories: electromechanical, electronics, machining, computer, electric welding, cooking, civil engineering and mining construction. Starting from 1978, the majors of electromechanical, mechanical maintenance and electrical maintenance were set up; 1994 added the majors of electromechanical integration, electrical electronics and computer; 1999 added the majors of machining, numerical control and electric welding.

The school has a "National Vocational Skills Appraisal Institute", which can appraise electricians and electronics, household appliances, fitters, lathe workers, numerical control technology, computer applications, cooking and so on. Covering junior workers, intermediate workers and senior workers 10 jobs. It provides a platform for the cultivation of compound talents.

The difference between private schools and public schools:

1, different school subjects. The main body of public schools is local government, while the main body of private schools is individuals or private enterprises.

2. Different sources of funds. Expenditure of public schools includes teachers' salaries and benefits, office expenses and school building maintenance fees, which are included in the annual budget by the finance at the same level and paid monthly. The expenditure of private schools is paid by individuals or school-running enterprises.

3. The enrollment channels are different. The enrollment channels of public schools are accepted in accordance with the provisions of the Education Bureau, and the enrollment of private schools is agreed by both schools and families on a voluntary basis.

4. The charges are different. The fees charged by public schools should be approved by the price department of the government at the same level, which is relatively less. The fees charged by private schools are generally set by the schools themselves, and the amount is relatively large.