促进经济发展是职业教育的主要社会功能。近年来,我国政府十分重视发展职业教育,并多次召开全国职业教育工作会议。2005年10月28日,国务院做出《关于大力发展职业教育的决定》。2005年11月7日,召开全国职业教育工作会议,国务院总理温家宝在会上发表题为《大力发展中国特色的职业教育》重要讲话, To promote economic development is the main social function of vocational education. In recent years, our government attaches great importance to the development of vocational education and has held many national work meetings on vocational education. On October 28, 2005, the State Council made the “Decision on Vigorously Developing Vocational Education.” On November 7, 2005, a national vocational education conference was held. Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council delivered an important speech titled “Vigorously Developing Vocational Education with Chinese Characteristics”