According to Wang Huanbin, secretary of the Taizhou Open University (OU) Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the vast majority (2/3s) of Taizhou OU’s 15,000 registered students are from local private enterprises, with the remainder full-time students. The city, university, and enterprises are together advancing projects such as "One-Thousand Craftsmen” and “One-Thousand Entrepreneurs” for “double improvement" of education and skills.

Zhejiang’s Taizhou leads the development of Industry 4.0, and is one of China’s innovation-driven cities, with private enterprise contributing 95% of the city's economic activity.

At present, all enterprises in Taizhou provide on-the-job education and training to their outstanding young employees, a step in China's ambition to become a  manufacturing leader, and a way of retaining young workers.   

Enhancing both position and income

Chen Yong, chief of the Technology department of Zhejiang Zhongxing Shock Absorber Manufacturing, said that education at or above junior college is a must for those seeking to enter management, making on-the-job training and study vital.

At Longzhong Holding Group, more than 50 young employees have become mid-level cadres, and support its technology and operations by learning on-the-job. Their salaries and positions have advanced significantly, and should continue to do so.

Growing employees, gaining competitiveness

Enterprises in Taizhou are motivated to build growth "ladders" for young employees because industrial transformation, and the need for production and equipment upgrades, make employee training essential, and an enterprise with well-trained staff has an advantage over its competitors.

According to Liu Hongjun, general manager of Zhejiang Wanbang Auto Powertrain Systems, nearly 20 employees have participated in upgrading since the company began offering it. Young employees with junior-college, undergraduate, masters or doctoral degrees gain monthly bonuses of 400, 800, 1,000 and 1,500 yuan respectively, while 800 or 1,000/month are given to holders of intermediate or senior professional certifications. They also receive full pay while studying, and their tuition fees are fully reimbursed.

President Zhuang Yiping of the Yuhuan school of Zhejiang OU proposed that tuition fees be split equally among governments, enterprises and individual students based on the equal importance of degree and non-degree education that serves the public interest, and that the quality and fairness of training be ensured.

By OUC News Network  

Source: China Youth Daily