China - Govt to earmark 10 bln yuan to support vocational education

Govt to earmark 10 bln yuan to support vocational education
China will provide 1O B yuan (approx. US $1.24 B) to support vocational education, focusing on poorer and rural populations.

Wen said that China has a huge population, especially in rural areas, and employment is a problem that should be solved. Therefore, vocational education should be given priority equal to basic education and education of higher learning.

He said China's vocational education should be focused on the training of working skills for the unemployed and improving workers' technical levels