2016年CRI Expanding Training Opportunities for Migrant Workers Highlighted at NPC Session

 

Xie Liying, an NPC deputy and a worker who has been employed in a ceramics¹ factory for over 24 years, says training opportunities are vital for migrant workers.

"Most migrant workers come from rural and poor areas; they have inferior education levels. Vocational training is necessary for them to obtain new skills, so they can get higher paid jobs and enrich their lives."

Xie says she submitted a proposal about strengthening vocational training for migrant workers last year. 

"Many of my friends are migrant workers. They work in adverse² environments for little payment. Some of them can't support themselves. They need training. On the other side, enterprises have their own difficulties. They need to pay a large amount money to hire trainers. They need support from the government."

Official statistics show there were more than 277 million migrant workers in 2015, an increase of over 35 million year on year. 

Because of limited education, some could only find physical jobs at construction sites. 

A job seeker who wishes to keep his name anonymous³ says he has been searching for a job since the middle of February, but hasn't had any luck because he doesn't have the skills or training that employers want.

"I'm 54 years old. With no skills and a relatively⁴ high age, I could only find jobs like cleaner or handyman. I used to work at a construction site. But this year, job offers on the site are reducing. Finding a job has become very difficult."

Providing more vocational training to migrant workers has already been listed as a policy priority by the central government.

In delivering his work report, Premier⁵ Li Keqiang announced that in 2016, over 21 million training opportunities will be provided for migrant workers to improve their skills and the number of training opportunities will increase to 40 million by 2020.

At the same time, the government will also allocate⁶ funds to vocational colleges, improving conditions in secondary vocational schools, and promoting the integration⁷ of vocational education with industry work.

Furthermore, in order to reduce the burden of migrant workers' families, Education Minister Yuan Guiren has said that the tuition for secondary vocational college will be totally waived⁸ by 2020.

"About 92 percent of secondary vocational school students pay no tuition. We are not far away from a totally free secondary vocational education."

Associated Professor Huang Zhining is the former vice⁹ president from Guangzhou City Polytechnic¹⁰, a vocational college in Guangdong province. 

She says that these measures are very useful for migrant workers. 

"Free secondary vocational education is a very good news for migrant workers. In my opinion, in the next step, the government should do more on encourage businesses to join in the vocational education so that the education can be connected with future recruitment."

As for whether it is necessary to open more vocational colleges, Professor Huang says existing colleges are enough to serve the need of the migrant workers.

"We need to encourage more good workers from enterprises to teach at vocational colleges and at the same time, let more teachers do practical work at companies. In this way, students could keep in touch with the latest practical technologies. It would help them become more competitive in the labor¹¹ market."

1 ceramics   

n.制陶业；陶器

参考例句：

• an exhibition of ceramics by Picasso 毕加索陶瓷作品展
• The ceramics bore the imprint of Luca della Robbia. 陶器上印有卢卡·德拉·罗比亚的字样。

2 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

3 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

4 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

6 allocate   

vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归

参考例句：

• You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
• They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

7 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

8 waived   

v.宣布放弃( waive的过去式和过去分词 )；搁置；推迟；放弃（权利、要求等）

参考例句：

• He has waived all claim to the money. 他放弃了索取这笔钱的权利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I waived the discourse, and began to talk of my business. 我撇开了这个话题，开始讲我的事情。 来自辞典例句

9 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

10 polytechnic   

adj.各种工艺的，综合技术的；n.工艺(专科)学校；理工(专科)学校

参考例句：

• She was trained as a teacher at Manchester Polytechnic.她在曼彻斯特工艺专科学校就读，准备毕业后做老师。
• When he was 17,Einstein entered the Polytechnic Zurich,Switzerland,where he studied mathematics and physics.17岁时，爱因斯坦进入了瑞士苏黎士的专科学院，学习数学和物理学。

11 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。