China will promote collaborative innovation in vocational education, higher education and continuing education, according to the report to the 20th CPC National Congress. This offers guidance for the reform and innovation of vocational colleges.

　　Over the decades, vocational colleges have continued to promote educational reform, and contributed to the country's high-quality development. Now, the country is promoting integration between vocational education and general education, between industry and education, and between science and education.

　　Create platforms

　　Tianjin University of Technology and Education in north China has set up a training center, which has advantages in theoretical research and developing talent.

　　Based on the national needs of such strategic emerging industries as intelligent technology, new energy and new materials, the university has built an Industry 4.0 technology platform, and a high-level social training and technical service center, to provide strong support for high-level technical college teachers throughout the country.

　　Notably, it established the China Research and Training Center for World Skills Competition, which is expected to play a bigger role in information sharing, research and consultation, exchange and cooperation, and technology transfer.

　　Innovate training mode

　　Wuxi Institute of Technology in east China's Jiangsu province has established the national standards in intelligent manufacturing and teaching standards for high-level vocational colleges.

　　It has opened a cluster of majors centered on intelligent manufacturing. Students here can obtain more than 200 patents each year. They have won more than 800 awards in various competitions above the provincial level to date.

　　The institute also cooperates with enterprises, such as Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd., to promote integration between industry and education.

　　Every year it proposes solutions for nearly 200 enterprises, which not only help solve technical problems, but also offer students a platform to practice their skills.

　　Serve local development

　　Bailie Vocational College in northwest China's Gansu province has close relationships with domestic enterprises, and has co-built training bases and practice workshops, including a seed production and breeding workshop, laying a solid foundation for improving students' ability and quality.

　　Globally, the college has worked with University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, in Pakistan to upgrade modern agricultural skills. It also has enrolled 20 international students this year and signed a memorandum of cooperation with South Korea's Woosuk University, to expand more platforms for developing talent.

　　Centering on the socioeconomic development of the Hexi Corridor and Gansu province, the college will optimize the structure of course majors, and plans to introduce new majors like hotel management and digital operation, smart healthcare service, and big data and accounting, so as to better serve local development, said Yan Cheng, president of the college.