Discussion on How to Create Higher Vocational Education Practice-Based Teaching Systems Adapted to Vocational Skills Competitions

Jinzhi Zhang

doi:10.4236/jss.2018.62009

Abstract

In recent years, with the economic level constantly improving in China, people have their living standards greatly improved, and higher demands have been raised on education. Higher vocational colleges are important bases for cultivating talents in the country and important places for students to study. Gradually the practice-based teaching in such colleges has been attracting eyeballs of and concerned about by educational authorities in the country. More and more attentions are paid to vocational skills competitions in colleges, and increasing numbers of students turn to the competitions, which whether seeing from educational philosophy or students’ overall qualities will help colleges to achieve the goals of cultivating talents. Surveys on higher vocational colleges show, most of such colleges are focused on what textbooks offer and theoretical knowledge in teaching, however, the theoretical knowledge is almost separated from practices. Most are still poor in the practice-based teaching system, and consequently most students have no practical experience and innovative abilities in practical work, and get low scores in vocational skills competitions, which is a main problem existing in the practice-based teaching system in such colleges. To create practice-based teaching systems adapted to vocational skills competitions in college teaching is to cultivate students’ abilities of practical operation so as to enable them to combine theories with practices on the basis of what they have learned and apply what they have gotten in professional work. This article first analyzes the patterns of vocational skills competitions, followed by the problems arising the practice-based teaching in colleges; finally, it shows how to create practice-based teaching systems in colleges adapted to vocational skills competitions.

Highlights

The operation of vocational skills competitions has to some extent promoted students’ enthusiasm in learning, based on the competitions, and teaching reform in higher vocational colleges is a basic pattern to improve students’ vocational skills and cultivate professional talents in such colleges
Most are still poor in the practice-based teaching system, and most students have no practical experience and innovative abilities in practical work, and get low scores in vocational skills competitions, which is a main problem existing in the practice-based teaching system in such colleges
This article first analyzes the patterns of vocational skills competitions, followed by the problems arising the practice-based teaching in colleges; it shows how to create practice-based teaching systems in colleges adapted to vocational skills competitions

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Introduction

The operation of vocational skills competitions has to some extent promoted students’ enthusiasm in learning, based on the competitions, and teaching reform in higher vocational colleges is a basic pattern to improve students’ vocational skills and cultivate professional talents in such colleges. As important bases for talents training, aimed to improve students’ professional skills whose ultimate goal is to serve the people and society and at the same time raise students’ value. Seen from education, to combine the practice-based teaching system and vocational skills competitions in colleges and cultivate students in professional skills as planned will raise teaching guarantee in higher vocational colleges while promoting students’ practical abilities and experience. On the basis of vocational skills competitions, to cultivate students’ practical experience can well raise students’ abilities in self-learning and improvement, which can help solve the problems arising in practice. Practical experiences are becoming more and more important in the modern career development, which can provide more professional and better service to the society, following the basic needs of the developing era

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