Zhaotong Vocational & Technical School is a full-time public school approved by Yunnan Provincial Department of Education, which is subordinate to Zhaotong Education Bureau. It is the only public secondary school in Zhaotong, formerly known as "Zhaotong Regional Technical School". Founded in 1960, the school has trained more than 10000 graduates and trained a large number of intermediate technical talents for foreign enterprises and institutions in the city. Some of them have become the technical backbone of enterprises, and some have taken up leadership positions, making great contributions to local economic development.

In 20 12, the school will add majors such as automobile electronic technology, construction machinery, mine electromechanical and mining technology, and now it will offer majors such as automobile maintenance, electronics, machinery, computer, e-commerce, clothing and architecture 17. Graduates have successively entered internships in large and medium-sized enterprises, which have been well received by all walks of life.

The school has established "National Vocational Skills Appraisal Institute" and "Vocational Skills Training Station", which can provide vocational skills training and appraisal for more than 30 types of work such as electricians, welders, locksmiths, steel workers and computers.

The school adheres to the educational philosophy of "being responsible for every student and making every student successful", insists on giving priority to skills, putting practice first and paying attention to the cultivation of students' practical ability.

In 2008, it successfully hosted the first skill competition for secondary vocational students organized by Zhaotong Education Bureau, and won the first prize of electronic electrician and the third prize of computer. In 20 10, the first skills competition for disabled workers in the city was successfully held, which was praised by superiors and praised by the society. The school adopts the way of linking factory with school, training by order and combining inside and outside, and the employment rate of students is over 98%.

The construction project of Zhaotong Vocational Education Park has started. The school will build a 6775㎡ teaching building, 14250㎡ training building and 40 million yuan of new teaching equipment in the new campus. The old campus will be built into an engineering school-enterprise training demonstration base focusing on automobile maintenance and construction machinery. The school will innovate the school-running mode and strive to build a first-class brand school with engineering characteristics in accordance with the school-running objectives featuring automobile maintenance, engineering machinery, machining, electronics and electrician, and mining construction.