The professional title foreign language proficiency test is one of the test items with the largest number of references in China at present. He Bing, deputy dean of China University of Political Science and Law, professor, tutor of master students and director of the Institute of Administrative Law, said: "After the implementation of the Administrative Licensing Law, the current foreign language examination for professional titles is suspected of violating this law from its establishment to its implementation." The reason is that the basis of linking foreign language examinations with professional titles is the regulations of ministries and commissions of the Ministry of Personnel, and an important breakthrough of the administrative licensing law is to cancel the power of setting administrative licenses of ministries and commissions. Only national laws and the State Council regulations can set citizenship licenses. After the implementation of the Administrative Licensing Law, the qualification certificate system formulated by various ministries and commissions will be invalid, unless the State Council has this reservation. Unless there is a clear legal and regulatory basis, it is illegal to take a foreign language as a prerequisite for the evaluation of professional titles.
Who has gained weight in foreign language training?
"As long as you participate in the professional title English training class we hold, you can guarantee that more than 80% will pass." Yesterday afternoon, when the reporter consulted a well-known large-scale talent market near tianhe sports center on the grounds of attending the English training class with intermediate titles, the staff told the reporter that the training fee for attending the English training class with intermediate titles was 6 10 yuan, excluding the book fee. "If you don't participate, the pass rate is only 50%."
On the website of a city's Personnel Bureau, the reporter saw that the books that took part in the English test for professional titles were divided into four categories: exam syllabus, exam books, counseling books and other counseling books: exam syllabus 20 yuan; Exam books are divided into three categories, each of which is 45 yuan; The counseling book is 42 yuan's simulation test; Other counseling books are the cheapest in 20 yuan and the most expensive in 42 yuan. Although the statement is only voluntary purchase, people who have already taken the exam revealed that almost everyone will buy it. As early as two years ago, some media posted an account for this: in 2002, for example, the number of people who took the English test for professional titles was more than 4 million, and the prices of the "syllabus" and "designated book for the test" were 38 yuan and 50 yuan respectively. Calculated by 4 million candidates, the code of the two test papers reached 352 million yuan. According to insiders of the publishing house, if the book circulation is above 65.438+0 million copies and the profit is conservatively estimated at about 50%, then the profit of both books is 65.438+0.76 billion yuan.
Should professional title English be abolished or reformed?
The reporter's investigation found that many units, including economically developed cities like Guangzhou, will directly consider professional titles when promoting personnel. A colleague of a TV station in Guangzhou revealed that the TV station still regards the professional title as the most important criterion for evaluating the reporter's ability. "So I have to be desperate to evaluate this subtropical high title. At present, among the more than 40 journalists in our news department, including me, only four are vice-high school reporters, and I now enjoy the treatment of department directors. Income, welfare and housing are all linked equally. "
Belonging to the news industry, the person in charge of the personnel department of a large newspaper group in Guangzhou said: the newspaper's assessment of journalists' editors is not only the title, but all the benefits are linked to the actual ability. "As long as journalists have the ability, their income is higher than that of newspaper leaders."
Many well-known employers in Guangzhou revealed that employees are no longer required to pass the professional title examination because the current professional title foreign language examination is out of touch.
Can people only read English?
Xie Kechang, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, academician of China Academy of Engineering and professor of Taiyuan University of Technology: Talents should be judged not only by their academic qualifications or professional titles, but also by their actual contributions to society.
The most prominent drawback is the huge waste of time, energy and economy.
Wang Jianmin, Director of the Department of Public Administration, School of Management, Beijing Normal University: There are many problems in the foreign language test for professional titles. The most obvious one is that the foreign language test cannot truly measure the professional and technical level of applicants. Another prominent drawback is that it has caused great waste of people's time, energy and economy.
The reform of professional titles should adhere to the "three noes"
Shen Ronghua, director of Shanghai Institute of Administration and Human Resources, a talent expert: The current professional title system must be reformed, and the principle of "three noes" should be adhered to: "no one size fits all", that is, the foreign language examination for professional titles should be treated differently according to job requirements. "One-vote veto", that is, the evaluation and appointment of professional titles should be based on ideological and moral character, academic level and ability performance as the main criteria for comprehensive evaluation. Foreign languages are just one of them, and cannot be "rejected by one vote". "Not a model", that is, the evaluation and engagement of professional titles should be gradually in line with international standards, and three channels can be designed, namely, professional title qualification, professional qualification and professional skill level.