By Wu Jiao In an effort to improve vocational education, the Ministry of Education announced recently that it would spend 2 billion yuan (US$255 million) to update teaching facilities and establish quality curriculum at 100 vocational colleges nationwide.

By Wu Jiao China will spend more than 14 billion yuan (US$1.72 billion) on vocational education during the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-10), with the ultimate goal of cultivating some 36 million skilled workers, according to the Ministry of Education.

China to boost vocational education, premier says BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- China is implementing the largest program of vocational education in the world, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in a speech published Sunday.

Text of "State Council decision on vigorously developing vocational education"; as carried by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency); subheadings as received Beijing, 9 November: People's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government; ministries and commissions of the State Council; and organizations directly under the State Council: Since the national conference on vocational education was held in 2002, all localities and departments have earnestly implemented the State Council Decision on Giving Strong Impetus To the Reform and Development of Vocational Education (State Council Document No [2002] 16) and strengthened leadership over and support for vocational education.

China to boost vocational education BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council, the highest governing body, passed a decision on Wednesday to greatly boost vocational education.