Work integrated learning in China higher vocational education: a discussion on industry education integration models

Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v5i4.1409

Jiaojiao WANG1, Yunhua ZHANG2

1. International School of Technical Education, Sichuan College of Architectural Technology; School of Management and Marketing, Taylor's University
2. School of Accounting and Finance, Taylor's University

Abstract

Work integrated learning (WIL) has a century long history of talent training in the education sector, but it takes different forms in different countries. This article attempts to discuss the development of WIL in China's higher vocational education by taking the changing policies of vocational education and the development of WIL in China and points out that the industry-education integrated mode is a new form of WIL in China's higher vocational education. The typical types of industry-education integrated modes (IEIM) are introduced with certain practices, and the advantages and challenges of IEIM will be summarized based on the previous discussion.

Keywords

higher vocational education; industry-education integrated modes; work integrated learning

Funding

Fund Project: Sino-foreign Humanities Exchange Center of the Ministry of Education and the "Belt and Road" Vocational Education Development People-to-People Exchange Project, Fund No.: 2022-IIPERVED-09.

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