So can the falsification of employment data be ended? | New observations on education, preventing imposters from going to university, benchmarking against the most fair examination system | destination | employment

A message that made some college student netizens who were "employed" applaud. The "China Education Release" was released on the afternoon of August 8th: The Ministry of Education dispatched working groups to various provinces to carry out special inspections and crack down on the falsification of employment data for college graduates. Conduct investigations, verifications, and on-site interviews one by one based on the reported clues and suspicious information of relevant issues. At the same time, the Ministry of Education and various provincial-level employment authorities have released their reporting phone numbers and email addresses one by one, urging all regions to verify each item one by one, and to investigate and deal with each reported case.

The number of graduates from ordinary universities in China is expected to reach 11.58 million in 2023, an increase of 820000 compared to the same period last year. In the context of the economy and social environment, the pressure of employment for fresh graduates is high, and various universities are anxious about the first-time employment rate. What kind of strange circle is the falsification of employment data? Can it stop and end?

"Linking the issuance of graduation certificates and degree certificates with the signing of employment contracts by graduates, persuading graduates to sign false employment agreements under the pretext of household registration, and using proof of on-the-job internships and internships by graduates as proof of employment... In fact, these are all operations that the education department explicitly prohibits.". Similarly, for the higher-level management, it is also a violation to "impractically propose specific indicators of destination implementation rate to universities and colleges", "assign employment tasks to counselors layer by layer", "link a single destination implementation rate indicator with the performance evaluation and excellence of employment workers or counselors", and so on.

It should be noted that under quantifiable and traceable conditions, the implementation rate of graduation destinations, including further education, is not only regarded as an "important indicator" of the quality of higher education talent cultivation, but also relates to the dynamic adjustment of university entrance enrollment plans, and even the "shutdown and transfer" of certain disciplines and majors. Scholars do not want their affiliation to become a "warning major" due to poor employment conditions and bearish prospects, and to receive "yellow or red card warnings", which may seriously affect the reputation of the entire school. So, from the grassroots to the school level, reporting distorted graduation destination implementation rates creates motivation.

Since it is quantifiable and traceable, and since it has been traced back from "exports" to "imports", it is not surprising to think that graduates came to school a few years ago with exam results and enrollment, and employment data is essentially a "dataset" composed of individual data. So, taking the college entrance examination, which can be considered the most fair exam, can an individual's test scores be falsified and secretly corrected, and can enrollment institutions raise and falsely report the score line?

I'm afraid we can't do anything else, otherwise it would be a serious violation of the law and result in imprisonment. On the bottom line of individual data authenticity, collective data should also be true or even accurate. Every graduate, whether taking the postgraduate entrance exam, working, starting a business, waiting for employment, or having flexible employment opportunities, always has a destination, information, and data. It is entirely possible to be pragmatic, as long as the cost of violating regulations is high enough, making it difficult for intentionally deviating schools to return to the track.

It is worth noting that the Ministry of Education has sent a message to 2023 college graduates, reminding them to log in to the national college graduation registration system in a timely manner and confirm their graduation destination information. This is actually a "forced" process, completing two-way confirmation and mutual verification of authenticity.

That is to say, the employment data of graduates is not only big data, but also comprehensive data. The summary of employment data for each department and university is not a random sampling, but a comprehensive statistical analysis of the entire sample, which must be accountable to each individual. If there is a direction, it means "there"; if there is no direction, it means "nothing"; there are no loopholes to exploit. And this nationwide registration system, as long as it approaches full coverage, will form an accurate employment rate and truly become the decision-making basis for government departments.

In the past, there was a situation in China where a rural candidate only realized after more than ten years of taking the college entrance examination that she had actually "attended university" because she was impersonated by someone else and eventually obtained a graduation certificate.

Now, with the highly developed level of informatization, digitization, and intelligence, such absurd things should be eliminated. From the verification of new student enrollment to the verification of graduation degrees, grassroots networks across the country are connected without any "data silos". When applied to the field of employment data statistics, supported by the signing system of the tripartite agreement and the graduation registration system, it should not be difficult to rule out those controversies and falsehoods.

Of course, according to the principle of separating management, handling, and evaluation, it is particularly important for the competent department to introduce a "third eye" and "third hand" for monitoring and verification. The Jiefang Daily Shangguan News reporter learned that starting from August, the Ministry of Education will also commission the National Bureau of Statistics and third-party investigation agencies to conduct a nationwide sampling survey on the implementation of the destination of 2023 college graduates.

At the same time, guide universities in various regions to continue providing continuous employment services for unemployed graduates who have left the school, and work with the human resources department to help unemployed graduates find employment as soon as possible. For those who have been verified to have engaged in illegal activities such as false contracts and false certificates, a "zero tolerance" attitude should be taken to investigate and deal with them seriously. Relevant departments should be ordered to strictly enforce regulations and discipline, and relevant universities and personnel should be held accountable to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of college graduates in employment, making graduation employment the most fair competition in society.