There are generally two versions of the so-called five-year higher vocational education: 1, the three-two-stage system in secondary and higher vocational education (three-two continuous reading system) and the five-year consistent system. Higher vocational education is a form of higher vocational education.

Some key secondary schools and higher vocational and technical colleges have been approved by the relevant departments of the province to hold and recruit new junior high school graduates, with a five-year academic system. After graduation, the provincial department of education will issue a college diploma for printing. The first three years are charged according to the standards of the school to be enrolled, and the last two years are charged according to the standards of the college. Students with the "three-two-stage" system need to take the "three-two-stage" unified transition selection examination for secondary vocational schools and higher vocational schools during their middle school studies. Those who pass the examination will be transferred to colleges and universities to complete two-year college study and be awarded a two-year college diploma. In the electronic registration information of academic certificates, the characteristics of candidates are filled in as "32 paragraphs". Unqualified, issued a technical secondary school diploma, according to the technical secondary school graduates.