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China aims to train 1 million specialist professionals each year
China says it plans to train 1 million high-level and urgently needed professional and technical workers each year during its 15th Five-Year Plan period.
The plan was announced at a government briefing on employment and social security.
The period is referred to as the 15th Five-Year Plan, though the announcement does not give its dates.
The government also aims to provide 50 million subsidised vocational training places over the period.
It targets 40 million people gaining skills certificates, including 14 million earning certificates at senior-worker level or above.
The annual programme is part of a wider effort to build a skilled workforce.
The announcement does not specify how the training will be delivered or when it will begin.
China plans to train 1 million high-level and urgently needed professional technical personnel each year during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
The plan was announced by Li Zhong, a spokesperson and vice minister at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
The government also aims to provide 50 million subsidised vocational training instances during the period.
It aims for 40 million people to newly obtain skills certificates, including 14 million at senior-worker level or above.
- Who
- China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, represented by spokesperson and Vice Minister Li Zhong.
- What
- China plans to train 1 million high-level, urgently needed and backbone professional technical personnel each year during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
- When
- During the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The announcement was made on October 10.
- Where
- At a State Council Information Office news conference in China.
- Why
- To increase investment in people and speed up the development of a highly skilled technical workforce.
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During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, we will increase investment in people and speed up the development of a highly skilled technical workforce.
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- Annual training target
- 1 million professional technical personnel
- Subsidised vocational training target
- 50 million instances
- New skills certificates target
- 40 million
- Senior-worker certificates target
- 14 million
- Announcement date
- October 10, 2026
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