Vocational Education Empowering New-Quality Productivity:Characteristics of the Times,Constraints and Practical Paths
New-quality productivity is a new concept that profoundly illustrates the principle that science and technology are the primary productive forces,embodying the era's defining characteristics of green development,digitalization,customization,complexity,integration and sustainability.As the cornerstone of new-quality productivity,vocational education bears the cruci-al responsibility of cultivating high-skilled talent,serving as a robust foundation and an internal driving force for advancing so-cial modernization.However,at present,significant challenges remain in aligning vocational education with the demands of new-quality productivity.These include disconnections between professional program design and new-quality industries,talent cultivation and job market needs,teaching capabilities and technology application,as well as quality development and innova-tion demands.In response,vocational colleges should enhance the alignment of professional programs to support new-quality industries,foster talent development to strengthen new-quality capabilities,innovate teaching paradigms to reflect advanced standards,and improve holistic quality training to develop pioneering and innovative mindsets.