Technical Vocational Education and Training in Xinjiang

This report documents progress, analyzes strengths and weaknesses of the Xinjiang Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system, and proposes recommendations that can be used to enrich policy dialogue and open opportunities for futu...

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Main Authors: Xiao, Liping, Song, Jin
Format: Other Education Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18009819/technical-vocational-education-training-xinjiang
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16554
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Summary:This report documents progress, analyzes strengths and weaknesses of the Xinjiang Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system, and proposes recommendations that can be used to enrich policy dialogue and open opportunities for future cooperation between Xinjiang and the World Bank. The World Bank team discussed and agreed with the foreign capital project management office of the Xinjiang education department, the main counterpart for this study, on the selection criteria for the Principal Investigator (PI) responsible for data collection and the desk review of available documentation and interviews with key informants, including officials from related departments and representatives of training institutes and enterprises. This report is composed of three sections. The first section provides a brief overview and analysis of the Xinjiang setting, including economic trends, status of the workforce and TVET system. This is followed by a summary of the Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER)-Workforce Development (WfD) results including three dimensions, nine policy goals and 27 policy actions. Lastly, a brief policy analysis along with recommendations reflect upon the results of the SABER-WfD study by addressing key challenges and weaknesses of the Xinjiang TVET system in the context of Xinjiang's medium to long-term education and talent development plans. In medium to long-term, the quality of Xinjiang TVET system needs to be improved through enhanced governance, quality assurance and monitoring and evaluation, and through improved connections with quality basic education. The goal is to set up a flexible and diversified modern TVET system for a skilled workforce and to achieve the objectives of the Xinjiang medium and long-term education and talent development plans. Efforts also should be made to enable some TVET schools and programs to become recognized among the top level in China.