1, the function of dispatch card is to calculate the length of service and confirm the identity of cadres. Length of service, if there is no dispatch card, can also be calculated by the time of the first work contract or the time of the first social security paid by the unit, which is easy to say. If it is a cadre, there will be no dispatch card. If you only work in a social company all your life, the status of a cadre is of little use, and the pension you get when you retire may be slightly less than that of someone with a cadre status. However, if you go to work in an institution, your cadre status will be greatly affected. These units will basically not hire people without cadre status. Even if you go to work in these units, you are either temporary workers or dispatched workers, or you can only work hard. Your promotion, treatment and retirement in these units will be treated differently.
Whether it can be counted as this year, I personally think it should be. This has nothing to do with where your file is, as long as you are recruiting full-time, it should count. I suggest you consult the academic affairs office of the school. In addition, you can discuss with the unit whether you can stay in your job, transfer the files first and then transfer them back after graduation. Of course, this is unlikely.