知识经济时代,中等教育早已不能满足现代职场的高层次需求。现在,对于没有读过大学的年轻人来说,职业技术教育与培训(TVET,Technical and Vocational Education and Training)已经成了体而就业的必备砝码。据统计,在时下最新兴的30个职业中,大约有三分之二要求大学学历或具有职业技术资格证书。越来越多的国家认识到发展优质职业教育、培养高技能人才是经济持久繁荣、国家长治久安的奠基石。 In the era of knowledge-based economy, secondary education has long been unable to meet the high-level demands of the modern workplace. TVET, Technical and Vocational Education and Training is now an essential part of the job market for young people who have not yet attended college. According to statistics, about two-thirds of the 30 newly-emerging occupations nowadays require university education or vocational and technical qualifications. More and more countries recognize that developing quality vocational education and cultivating highly skilled personnel are the cornerstones for a long-lasting economic prosperity and long-term peace and stability for the country.