Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The vocational education structure system serves as the core vehicle for vocational education to support economic and social development, with its rationality directly determining the alignment between talent supply and industrial demand. This paper systematically analyses the current status, characteristics, and challenges of China's vocational education structure system from four dimensions: hierarchical structure, disciplinary structure, regional structure, and operational mechanism structure. Presently, China has established a three-tier hierarchical structure linking secondary vocational education, higher vocational colleges, and vocational undergraduate programmes; a dynamic programme structure aligned with industry needs; a nationwide regional layout; and an operational mechanism characterised by industry-education integration and the convergence of vocational and general education pathways. Nevertheless, persistent challenges include a low-level focus within the hierarchy, programme homogenisation, and uneven regional development.
Authors: Qin Meng, A.K. Chaldanbaeva
Institution: Kyrgyz State National University
Language: English
Topic: Education Systems and Policy
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7140289494