How to Improve the Attractiveness of Vocational Education——Insights Based on a Series of Reforms of Vocational Education in France in the Past Five Years
As the main position of training technical and skilled talents,vocational education is the key support for building a modern socialist power and a skilled society in China.However,at present,the attractiveness of vocational education in the whole education system is obviously insufficient,tracing back the history,mainly because of the ancient concept of vocational education disdain,but also because of the current vocational education system design defects,vocational education mechanism is not smoothly operated.In recent years,in order to further enhance the attractiveness of vocational education and continue to promote the reform of vocational education,France issued 11 reform documents in 2018,and in May 2023,it issued the"12 Measures to Make Vocational High Schools the Future Choice of Young People and Enterprises",which made efforts from four aspects:concept guidance,contents optimization,subject empowerment and community contribution.The attractiveness of vocational education is enhanced through major measures such as emphasizing learner-centered,deepening curriculum reform,enhancing the momentum of teacher education,and advocating stakeholders to build vocational schools together.The series of reforms of French vocational education in the past five years is of great value for China to enhance the attractiveness of vocational education.