Starting from this month, college graduates will leave campus one after another, and "graduation" and "employment" have become hot topics on social media. Data show that the number of college graduates this year hit a new high, reaching 7.65 million. Xinhua News Agency reported that in 2016, college employment faced not only a record high in data, but also increased downward pressure on the economy and structural reforms. On May 20, Premier Li Keqiang pointed out at a national video and telephone conference on the employment and entrepreneurship of college graduates that the downward pressure on the economy is still great this year, and the number of college graduates has hit a record high. Governments at all levels must regard promoting the employment and entrepreneurship of graduates as a very important and urgent task at present.
The State Council attaches so much importance to the employment issue of college graduates, firstly, due to the huge pressure on the number of graduates; secondly, the economic downturn this year has affected the operating difficulties of enterprises and the reduction of overcapacity, which has led to some companies and industries laying off employees or reducing recruitment, which has had a relatively large impact on the employment of college graduates. It can be said that the emergence of "structural" employment problems is a new feature of the employment situation of college graduates this year.
Based on data released by the human resources and social security departments of multiple provinces and regions, the proportion of companies recruiting workers in 2016 generally dropped by several percentage points compared with 2015. In industries such as transportation, construction, and mining, nearly half did not recruit workers in the spring of 2016. The employment situation in traditional manufacturing and emerging industries can be described as "ice and fire". These data show the changes in employment brought about by the adjustment of industrial structure - in the context of the "structural" adjustment of the economy, there are also "structural" changes in employment.
Correspondingly, there have been "structural" changes in the employment of college graduates. For example, at the current stage of overcapacity reduction, geology, mining and other majors have changed from popular majors in the good times of manufacturing to "unsaleable" majors, while financial management, computer and technology and other majors have become popular majors for employment.
To solve the "structural" problem of college students' employment from the source, colleges and universities must rationally set up and update majors to adapt to the new needs of society。
Our higher education should make more substantial changes in the following three aspects:
First, vocational and technical education and vocational training should be used as an important means to solve "structural" employment problems, and avoid the current training model in higher education that emphasizes theory and neglects practice.Statistical data in recent years show that the employment data of graduates from vocational and technical universities is better than the employment ratio of ordinary universities. However, on the other hand, there are still prejudices and misunderstandings about vocational and technical education in society. Vocational education is still not recognized by many parents, resulting in the current situation of talent asymmetry. The government should increase its guidance on vocational training and vocational education at the policy level, and also encourage social forces to participate in vocational education and training to better promote the long-term and healthy development of vocational education.
The second is how to truly seamlessly connect vocational and technical education with social needs, and adjust professional settings and resource investment according to needs. This requires the use of technical means to establish a professional database to effectively grasp the dynamics of structural employment and provide data support for government decision-making.Big data technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years. In terms of e-commerce and government services, big data applications have made great progress. Thanks to the progress in building big data technology, it is expected to use big data to solve "structural" employment problems.
The third is to improve the practical teaching level of vocational and technical teachers and establish a professional teaching team.Workers engaged in vocational education and training need to regularly update their knowledge and skills to meet the needs of teaching. Seven departments including the Ministry of Education recently issued the "Regulations on the Enterprise Practice of Vocational w88 casino Teachers", which stipulates that teachers of professional courses in vocational and technical schools, including intern instructors, must practice on the front lines of enterprises or production services for a total of no less than 6 months every five years. Government departments guide companies to support teachers' corporate practice through support policies such as tax incentives, funding investments, and commendations and rewards. The introduction of this regulation shows that the Ministry of Education and other government departments have improved the vocational education teacher training system from the system design level. In short, through the "structural" reform of higher education and vocational and technical education, the "structural" problem of college students' employment will definitely be alleviated.
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