A Comparative Study on Vocational Training Policies and Regulations between Taiwan and Mainland China

• Main Author: 陳金福
• Other Authors: 侯 世 光
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27049438121732120368

博士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 科技應用與人力資源發展學系 === 99 === The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences between Taiwan and Mainland China in terms of vocational training policies, regulations, and other supporting mechanisms; based on which we will make recommendations for future improvements. This paper takes a qualitative comparative study approach and draws the seven main conclusions below: 1. Taiwan’s vocational training policies and regulations experienced a breakthrough following a series of rapid economic growth; whereas vocational training in Mainland China remained stagnant due to the Cultural Revolution. It was not until the late economic reforms in Mainland China that gave birth to the Vocational Education Law. Therefore, vocational training policies are closely related to political movements and economic developments. 2. In recent years, vocational training systems have undergone significant transformations in both Taiwan and Mainland China, but for different reasons. Transformation took place in Taiwan due to the rotation of political power, while vocational training transformed in Mainland China to become the world’s factory. 3. Currently, the central authorities for vocational training are the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in Mainland China; and the Council of Labor Affairs, the Executive Yuan, in Taiwan, which will be elevated into the Ministry of Labor in the coming year. Mainland China’s approach to govern labor affairs at the Ministerial authority is more advanced compared to Taiwan. 4. Mainland China’s governing law for vocational training is the Vocational Education Law; it was introduced 13 years after than Taiwan’s Vocational Training Act but provided a broader governance compared to the latter. This was mainly attributed to their different political systems. 5. Taiwan had introduced the Industrial Human Resource Investment Plan and the Taiwan TrainQuali System （TTQS） as support mechanisms to its vocational training policies; whereas Mainland China created its own labor reserve system. 6. Both Taiwan and Mainland China implemented similar regulations with regards to vocational training. Some parts of Taiwanese laws are more advanced than Chinese laws, and some were inferior. The two laws may complement each other. At the end of this study, we have offered recommendations to the existing vocational training policies and regulations in Taiwan and Mainland China, and opinions for future researches.