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of) China (People’s Republic of) English, , 115kb The 2011
edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables
countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’
performance. Chinese, , 343kb Chinese, , 1,545kb English, ,
544kb Many strengths are apparent in the Chinese system for
vocational education and training in upper secondary schools.
The strengths include: The establishment of 9 year schooling
with almost all children in China now completing lower secondary
education. Learning for Jobs, the initial report of the OECD
policy review of vocational education and training, presents a
set of policy recommendations to help countries make their
vocational systems more responsive to labour market needs and
boost economic growth. Like many countries, China faces the
dilemma of expanding its tertiary education system within a
tight fiscal constraint. Challenges in China include the
unprecedented scale in student numbers and the rapidly