The Research on the Paths of Hubei Higher Vocational Colleges’ Serving the Regional Economic and Social Development

Hui Li¹, Ping Li², Lei Pei¹

¹Department of Finance and Economics, Wuhan City Vocational College, Wuhan, China.
²School of Economics and Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuchang Branch, Wuhan, China.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2015.63038                

Abstract

Higher vocational education is a mode of modern education, which can serve regional economy. Higher vocational colleges in Hubei have played a positive role in the service of economic and social development in the region, but from the point of higher vocational colleges themselves, there also exist problems as follows: some higher vocational colleges are unable to meet the diverse needs of talents because of the so-called popular majors; specialties setting of higher vocational colleges lack forward-looking, which is out of touch with the needs of the society; some higher vocational colleges cannot serve the society well; technology research and development of higher vocational colleges cannot satisfy social demand; talented teachers are not enough in higher vocational colleges. Our paper proposes that Hubei higher vocational colleges should take measures as follows: first, we should establish the education view of running the school open to cultivate applied talents to serve the development of regional economy and we should establish the programs according to the regional industry posts; second, we should make full use of teachers to provide consulting service for local government and enterprises; third, we should make use of resources to provide training and service for the society and expand the social service sphere; finally, we should make the occupation education concept merge into the regional members of society life.

Keywords

Higher Vocational Colleges, Service, Regional Economic and Social Development, Paths

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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