Xi urges support for vocational education   

习近平:加快发展职业教育 让每个人都有人生出彩机会

习近平强调，职业教育是国民教育体系和人力资源开发的重要组成部分，是广大青年打开通往成功成才大门的重要途径，肩负着培养多样化人才、传承技术技能、促进就业创业的重要职责，必须高度重视、加快发展。 [查看全文]

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged the nation to intensify its efforts to develop vocational education.

Xi said vocational education is an important part of both the national educational system and developing a skilled labor force, in an instruction to a two-day national work conference on vocational education, which was convened on Monday.

He stressed vocational education must be valued because it is an important path for young people to achieve success and could stimulate employment and start-ups as well as foster technical skills.

The president urged the nation to create an environment that will give full play to one's talent.

The nation should strive to nurture hundreds of millions of highly competent laborers and skilled technical workers, according to Xi.

He also emphasized that local governments should prioritize the development of a modern vocational education to facilitate the realization of the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation.