National People's Congress Representative Wang Liang: Vocational Education is the Talent Engine for Industrial Upgrading
Recently, Wang Liang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and Minister of Electrical Technology at Shandong Weida Precision Intelligent Machinery Co.,Ltd., stated in an interview: "Vocational education is an important base for cultivating high-skilled talents, and also a crucial force supporting industrial upgrading and promoting employment and entrepreneurship." As a technical leader rooted in the front line of scientific research and production, Wang Liang deeply recognizes that vocational education is of great significance to industrial upgrading and economic development.
He believes that "vocational education is the talent engine for industrial upgrading," which is reflected in two aspects: first, it supplies a large number of practical skilled talents for industrial development; second, it promotes coordinated regional industrial development and provides stable talent support for the development of characteristic industrial clusters.
The cultivation of high-skilled talents should not only feed back into the industry but also benefit from it. Regarding the integration of industry and education, Wang Liang believes that stimulating enterprise participation requires policy guidance. First, it is necessary to clarify the rights and obligations of enterprises in the integration of industry and education, while focusing on protecting enterprise intellectual property rights and related achievements, so that enterprises are willing to participate. Second, enterprises should receive policy support in terms of finance, taxation, and finance. Third, there should be a reasonable assessment mechanism to support and assist outstanding participating enterprises. "The government should play its role as a guide, guarantor, and promoter, ultimately building a virtuous ecosystem where enterprises are willing to invest, institutions can handle it, and students grow well."
Source: Xinhua News Agency