Developing Skills for Economic Transformation and Social Harmony : Yunnan Province
China has achieved impressive growth over the last three decades and has now become the second-largest economy in the world. To sustain its growth, China is transitioning from an investment-led, high-carbon growth model to a consumption-led, green...
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| Format: | Other Education Study |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/18014545/china-developing-skills-economic-transformation-social-harmony http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16523 |
| Summary: | China has achieved impressive growth
over the last three decades and has now become the
second-largest economy in the world. To sustain its growth,
China is transitioning from an investment-led, high-carbon
growth model to a consumption-led, green growth model, less
reliant on low-cost manufacturing and more on technology and
innovation. Skills development has been a key factor
enabling China's unprecedented growth, and will
continue to play a vital role in sustaining its ongoing
economic transformation and pursuit of a harmonious society.
The study is aimed at facilitating policy development
leading to a demand-driven, high-quality, and equitable
education and training system conducive to lifelong
learning. The experience of Yunnan also sheds light on
skills development in China, as the analysis in this report
situates Yunnan in the broader national context. The
intended audience includes policymakers in the Ministries of
education, human resources and social security, agriculture,
and finance, and the poverty alleviation office and national
development and reform commission. The report would also be
of interest to researchers and development workers
interested in understanding skills development in China.
This report consists of three parts. The first part, skills
challenges: demand, gaps, and mismatch, examines the sources
of the mismatch of supply and demand for skilled labor in
Yunnan. The second part, education and training, sets out
the challenges facing Yunnan as it seeks to strengthen the
Technical and Vocational Training and Education (TVET)
system, improve access to education and the quality of
educational outputs, encourage more robust work-based and
rural training, and invest additional resources in general
education. Finally, in conclusions and policy implications,
the report lays out specific policy proposals that cross
both sector lines and address sector-specific issues. |
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