Vocational school numbers fall short

Despite high employment rates and rising wages, workers lack respect

Chinese vocational school graduates have been enjoying high employment rates and rising wages in recent years, but shortfalls in course enrollment still need to be addressed by giving more respect to these workers, a vocational education expert said.

"Optimizing the current economic structure is also needed to allow the workers to earn more and improve their standard of living," said Chen Yu, vice-president of the China Association for Employment Promotion.