Implementation rate of graduation destination: Fujian will use the last place to eliminate the last place in vocational colleges, implement, add, graduate, destination, enrollment, employment, and major
Fujian will implement a last place elimination system for majors offered by vocational colleges: majors with a last 10% implementation rate of graduation destinations for two consecutive years will be reduced or suspended from enrollment.
The recently released notice from the Education Department of Fujian Province on the preparation of professional construction and development plans for vocational colleges introduces that in order to comprehensively deepen the integration of industry and education, promote the healthy interaction between professional structure and industrial structure, and continuously improve the adaptability of vocational education, it has been decided to carry out the "one school, one case" professional construction and development plan preparation work in vocational colleges throughout the province. Starting from 2024, the professional setting work will be carried out according to the "one school, one case" principle.
The notice proposes to strive to optimize and adjust the professional layout of about 10% of vocational colleges annually by 2026, establish a new batch of majors that adapt to new technologies, industries, formats, and models, and eliminate majors that are not suitable for economic and social development. Each vocational college should prioritize the establishment of a new industrial system and related majors in the "Four Major Economies" of Fujian Province during the "June Fourth Five Year Plan" period. We urgently need to serve the people's livelihood and actively establish majors with strong social needs and a large talent gap, such as home economics and elderly care. Establish and improve a linkage mechanism for enrollment, training, and employment, and reduce or stop enrollment for majors with the last 10% implementation rate of first-time graduation for two consecutive years. Prudently add majors with a large number of locations throughout the province, and in principle, vocational majors with more than 20 locations and vocational majors with more than 50% of the locations in the districts and cities will not be added.
Pengpai News has noticed that the more than 20 vocational majors listed above are: e-commerce, big data and accounting, software technology, computer application technology, big data technology, engineering cost, marketing, preschool education, mechatronics integration technology, interior design, tourism management, digital media art design, modern logistics management, and nursing.
For improving the employment quality of vocational school graduates, the General Office of the People's Government of Fujian Province has previously issued the "Ten Measures for Further Promoting Vocational Education to Serve Economic and Social Development", which has proposed to regularly release a list of positive and negative graduation destination implementation rates, guiding schools to reduce or stop enrollment for majors with the last 10% initial graduation destination implementation rate for two consecutive years.
In July of this year, Sichuan also made institutional arrangements for the adjustment of the last major in employment.
The Guiding Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the "Employment Enrollment Training" Linkage Mechanism in Higher Education Institutions jointly issued by the Education Department and the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Sichuan Province propose to implement yellow card reminders for majors with a graduation destination implementation rate below 50% for two consecutive years, and red card reminders for majors with a graduation destination implementation rate below 50% for three consecutive years. Require each university to reasonably determine the scale of professional enrollment and scientifically arrange enrollment plans for different provinces and majors. Establish a system for eliminating the last ranked majors in employment, and implement a deadline for rectification, reduction of enrollment plans, or suspension of enrollment for majors with the lowest implementation rate of graduation for two consecutive years, except for majors that require special protection.