Guangzhou City Vocational College was approved by Guangdong Provincial People's Government in March 2005 and put on record by the Ministry of Education. It is formed by the merger of Guangzhou Amateur University, Guangzhou Economic Management Cadre College, Guangzhou Finance and Trade Management Cadre College and Guangzhou Township Enterprise Management Cadre College. It is a full-time college sponsored by Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. Based in Guangzhou, the College serves the whole province, faces both at home and abroad, draws lessons from the successful experience of higher vocational education in developed countries in an all-round way, closely relies on industries and enterprises, and cultivates senior skilled talents facing the front line of production, construction, service and management.