On November 25, the High-Quality Development Exchange Conference on “Chinese + Vocational Skills” for Vocational Education Going Global was held in Zhengzhou. Haftom Hagos, Advisor to the Minister of Labor and Skills of Ethiopia, Biruk Kedir, Director General of the Federal Vocational and Technical Training Institute, Mok Kethya, Deputy Director General of the Small and Medium Enterprises and Handicrafts Department of the Ministry of Industry and Technology Innovation of Cambodia, Chhea Layhy, Director of the Small and Medium Enterprises Department, and Wang Huaxing, Director of the External Cooperation and Exchange Department of the Education Department of Henan Province, attended the event. Hu Hao, Deputy Party Secretary and President of YRCTI, and Jian Haoran, Vice President, were invited to attend the Conference.

High-Quality Development Exchange Conference on “Chinese + Vocational Skills” for Vocational Education Going Global

At the conference, President Hu Hao, on behalf of the Secretariat of the “China-Ethiopia ‘Chinese + Vocational Skills’ Project”, delivered a concluding speech. He reviewed all the work that had been carried out since the implementation of the project, and expected to take this meeting as an opportunity to strengthen the exchanges and cooperation among the participating institutions, promote the implementation of the project, and accelerate the establishment of an international collaborative community for vocational education development. He stated that in the future, the Secretariat will continue to serve as a bridge and provide support, further improving the collaborative operation and management mechanisms of the project. He encouraged participating institutions to leverage their strengths in education, align with the industrial needs of international partners, enrich the content of project activities, and develop internationally influential teaching standards and curriculum resources, building a brand for China-Ethiopia vocational education cooperation.

Summary Speech by President Hu Hao

During the Conference, several ceremonies were held, including the issuance of project approval certificates for the second batch of Chinese institutions under the “China-Ethiopia ‘Chinese + Vocational Skills’ Project”, the launch ceremony of the “China-Cambodia ‘Chinese + Vocational Skills’ Project”, and the launch ceremony of the Silk Road Digital Curriculum Resource Platform.

Issuance of Project Approval Certificates for the Second Batch of Chinese institutions under the “China-Ethiopia ‘Chinese + Vocational Skills’ Project”

Launch Ceremony of the “China-Cambodia ‘Chinese + Vocational Skills’ Project”

Issuance of the “China-Cambodia ‘Chinese Language + Vocational Skills’ Project” Approval Certificate

Launch Ceremony of the Silk Road Digital Curriculum Resource Platform

The “China-Ethiopia ‘Chinese + Vocational Skills’ Project” was launched in June 2023, with a total of 11 institutions from both China and Ethiopia. The project’s Secretariat is based at YRCTI. So far, five Chinese professional teachers have been dispatched to Ethiopia to conduct teaching activities, providing training to over 60 teachers from 14 Ethiopian institutions. They have developed nine international teaching standards, created four sets of bilingual teaching resources, and had 22 vocational standards officially recognized by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Labor and Skills. The project aims to promote the practical development of international cooperation between Chinese and Ethiopian vocational colleges, serving as a bridge for educational collaboration and cultural exchange between the two countries.