Qian, who now attends vocational school and works part-time at a gas station, discovered his fame when he walked into a cybercafe and came face to face with himself.
They aim to prepare students for software-engineering jobs, while offering career advice and the chance to network: in short, vocational school for the information age.
China will support various vocational schools and training institutions in providing training, the meeting said, stressing the importance of more support with central-budget investment for the construction of public training bases.
Unlike vocational school programs, which primarily train students to provide basic care services, university elder care management programs focus on preparing students to oversee the operations of elder care facilities.
“I'm the only one pursuing a vocational school degree in my extended family, ” said Yang Miao, who is from the central Henan province and studying nursing.
Apart from low social recognition, many graduates from tertiary vocational schools — equivalent to traditional college — also receive relatively lower pay compared with high school graduates who later finish university.
Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the state-run National Institute for Education Sciences, told Sixth Tone that those graduating from vocational schools will continue to face poor employment prospects.
" Trade schools" are sometimes called " vocational schools" – schools that teach you things that will allow you to get a job right away, but that don't require a four-year education.