The Realistic Characteristics and Strategies for Advancing the Quality of Industry-education Integration in Higher Vocational Education with Chinese Characteristics——An Analysis Based on the 2023 China Vocational Education Annual Quality Report
Industry-education integration is an essential characteristic of vocational education.In the context of China,the integration of industry and higher vocational education involves deep cooperation between industries and higher vocational institutions,aimed at improving talents cultivation quality and meeting the industry's demand for highly skilled workers.Based on the different value demands of stakeholders and the input-output theory,this study constructs an evaluation index system for industry-education integration quality by examining input variables such as the construction of the system and mechanism of integration,program development,curriculum design,training base establishment,and the"double-qualified teacher"team building.It also considers output variables such as the effectiveness of talent development and service to enterprises.The study monitors and analyzes the quality of industry-education integration comprehensively.The findings show that there are still issues such as the disparity between the eastern and western regions and the imbalance where schools are enthusiastic but enterprises are indifferent.To address these challenges,it is recommended to support the pilot construction of new provincial models for modern vocational education systems,innovate institutional designs,and promote coordinated development across eastern,central and western regions.Additionally,it suggests leveraging municipal industry-education joint alliances and industry-based integration communities to stimulate enterprise participation in school management,thus improving the matching between talent and job requirements.Lastly,it calls for improving the evaluation mechanism for industry-education integration in higher vocational education,using the integration of science,education and industry as a breakthrough point to enhance service to enterprise development and better align vocational education with the needs of China's real economy and industrial growth.
Chinese characteristicshigher vocational educationindustry-education integrationquality evaluation indicator systemannual quality report