Seven departments issued regulations to further standardize and strengthen the continuing education of engineering and technical personnel

China News Service, November 11. According to the WeChat public account of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, seven departments including the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, and the National Cyberspace Administration of China jointly issued the "Regulations on Continuing Education for Engineering and Technical Personnel" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"). The full text of the "Regulations" has 6 chapters and 29 articles. It sets out normative requirements for the overall principles, organization and management, content, methods and institutions, credit hours management, assessment and supervision of continuing education for engineering and technical personnel, and will be implemented from January 1, 2027.

The "Regulations" point out that the continuing education work for engineering and technical personnel adheres to the close integration of investment in things and investment in people, focuses on major national strategies, keeps up with the cutting-edge engineering technology and industrial development needs, takes capacity building as the core, focuses on practice and application of knowledge, and continuously improves the innovation and creativity capabilities and professional technical level of the engineer team.

The issuance and implementation of the "Regulations" will further standardize and strengthen the continuing education of engineering and technical personnel, protect the legitimate rights and interests of engineering and technical personnel to participate in continuing education, guide and promote employers and continuing education institutions to innovate forms of continuing education, standardize continuing education activities, improve the quality of continuing education, stimulate the innovative and creative vitality of engineering and technical personnel, and provide talent support and intellectual support for promoting high-quality economic and social development.