An Analysis of China’s Vocational Education Model for International Expansion with Enterprises Under the Belt and Road Initiative

Chenxing LIN

Abstract


The Belt and Road Initiative’s implementation has demonstrated substantial acceleration in Chinese enterprise internationalization. As a critical interface between corporate requirements and human capital supply, vocational education internationalization has emerged as a primary area of focus within China’s vocational education reform framework. Against this backdrop, this paper examines China’s vocational education educational model of going abroad with enterprises, analyzing its primary determinants and primary forms. Furthermore, it addresses operational challengess related to the policy and legal environment, faculty development, educational quality assurance, and financial support, and proposes an optimization path to support the sustainable development of China’s vocational education under the Belt and Road Initiative.

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Vocational education; Belt and Road; Going abroad with enterprises; Transnational vocational education

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/13914

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