According to the Interim Provisions on Continuing Education for Publishing Professionals issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication, the time for continuing education for publishing professionals is not less than 72 hours per year. Among them, the full-time study time is not less than 48 hours, and the self-study time is not less than 24 hours. The specific study time is flexibly arranged according to the actual situation.

These hours can be completed on the national continuing education network for professional and technical personnel, or you can choose training courses arranged by offline institutions or units. The specific contents include publishing industry policies and regulations, editing skills, publication market supervision, publication marketing promotion, copyright protection and management, digital publishing technology, network publishing service, network information dissemination and management, etc.

In addition, publishing professional and technical personnel also need to participate in the annual assessment, which includes political ideology, moral quality, professional ability, work performance and so on. The assessment results are divided into three grades: excellent, qualified and unqualified, which is one of the important basis for promotion of professional titles.

In short, the continuing education time of publishing professionals is not less than 72 hours per year, which is one of the important measures to ensure that they have sufficient professional level and quality. At the same time, it is also a necessary guarantee to meet the needs of the rapid development of publishing industry and improve the quality and efficiency of publications.