美术课是中等职业学校的公共基础课,其任务是培养学生的审美能力、想象力和创造力以及艺术素养;为专业知识的学习和职业技能的培养奠定基础,满足学生职业生涯发展的需要,促进终身学习。按照课程改革的总体要求,笔者结合中职学校美术课的任务,将美术课的一大分支“平面版式设计”作为美术课的主要课程。经过三年开设《平面版式设计》教学的实践,及对中职学校专业课课程设置调查研究,认为中职学校普及开设“版式设计”同样可以培养学生的审美能力、想象力和创造力及艺术素养,帮助学生学习好“多媒体技术与应用”中的有关课程,更重要的是辅助学生学好部分专业课,提升技能水平,为其转岗就业、可持续发展奠定基础。 Art class is a public basic course for secondary vocational schools. Its mission is to cultivate students ’aesthetic ability, imagination and creativity as well as artistic accomplishment. It lays the foundation for the study of professional knowledge and the cultivation of vocational skills to meet the needs of students’ career development and promote life-long learning. In accordance with the overall requirements of curriculum reform, the author combines the tasks of art classes in secondary vocational schools with a major branch of art class “graphic layout design ” as the main course of art class. After three years of practice of teaching “Graphic Layout Design” and the investigation and research on the curriculum of specialized courses in secondary vocational schools, it is considered that the popularization and establishment of “format design” in secondary vocational schools can also cultivate students’ aesthetic ability, imagination and creativity and Artistic accomplishment and help students to learn relevant courses in Multimedia Technology and Applications. More importantly, it helps students to learn some professional courses and improve their skills so that they can lay the foundation for their employment and sustainable development.