Authoritative interpretation of the "Regulations on Continuing Education for Engineering and Technical Personnel", take a look!

Recently, seven departments including the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Regulations on Continuing Education for Engineering and Technical Personnel" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"). Responsible comrades from relevant departments and bureaus of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security answered reporters' questions on relevant issues.

Q What is the background for the promulgation of the Regulations?

Engineers are an important part of the country's strategic talent force and play an important role in economic development and social progress in various historical periods. The Party Central Committee attaches great importance to the construction of the engineer team and proposes to explore the formation of a world-class engineer training system with Chinese characteristics and strive to build a team of engineers who love the party and the country, are dedicated to their work, have outstanding technological innovation capabilities, and are good at solving complex engineering problems. Continuing education is an important part of the development of the engineer team and an important link in the cultivation and development of engineers. We have thoroughly implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and all previous plenary sessions. In accordance with the "Science and Technology Progress Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Regulations on Continuing Education for Professional and Technical Personnel" and other regulations, combined with the actual work in the field of engineering technology, and after careful study, in-depth research, and extensive solicitation of opinions, we have formulated and promulgated the "Regulations", aiming to comprehensively strengthen and standardize the continuing education of engineering and technical personnel, accelerate the independent training of engineers, continuously improve the innovative and creative capabilities and professional and technical levels of the engineering team, and provide strong talent support for promoting the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.

Q What is the scope of application of the "Regulations"?

The "Regulations" apply to the continuing education of engineering technology and management personnel in enterprises, institutions, social groups and other organizations, and involve engineering technology-related occupations released by the new version of the "National Occupational Classification Dictionary". For those who have obtained engineering technology-related professional qualifications, if their professional qualifications have specific requirements for continuing education, those regulations shall prevail.

Q What are the main contents of the "Regulations"?

The "Regulations" focus on promoting the full-cycle career development of engineering and technical personnel, firmly establish the concept of lifelong learning, adhere to the close integration of investment in things and investment in people, highlight the core of capacity building, and put forward systematic and normative implementation requirements for all aspects of the continuing education of engineering and technical personnel. The full text has a total of 6 chapters and 29 articles.

The first is general principles. Clearly formulate the basis, applicable objects, guiding ideology and requirements. It is clear that engineering and technical personnel have the right to participate in continuing education and the obligation to receive continuing education. The second is to build an organizational management system. It is proposed that the continuing education of engineering and technical personnel should implement overall planning, hierarchical responsibility, and classified guidance, and implement a joint investment mechanism by the government, society, employers, and individuals. The human resources and social security administrative department of the State Council, together with relevant industry authorities, will be responsible for comprehensive management and overall coordination, strengthen the dominant position of employers, and give play to the role of social forces such as industry organizations. The third is to clarify the content, methods and institutions of continuing education. The content includes public subjects and professional subjects, focusing on training in engineering application practice to improve engineers' professional ability, innovation ability, practical ability and professional quality in solving engineering technical problems. Innovate continuing education methods, support 10 continuing education methods such as online and offline training, academic and technical exchanges, patent monograph achievement transformation, and competitions, and strive to solve problems such as conflicts between engineering and learning and the disconnect between learning and application. Encourage and support employers and social forces to explore and apply the new paradigm of "artificial intelligence +" continuing education and build a lifelong independent learning system for engineering and technical personnel. Standardize the management and construction of continuing education institutions and continuously improve the quality of continuing education. The fourth is to establish and improve the academic time management mechanism. It is clarified that engineering and technical personnel’s participation in continuing education shall be subject to credit hour registration management, and the credit hour conversion standards for different continuing education methods shall be refined. The continuing education hours recorded in the National Professional and Technical Personnel Continuing Education Management Information System are valid nationwide. The fifth is to strengthen supervision, assessment and incentives. Clearly establish an incentive mechanism to connect the continuing education of engineering and technical personnel with employment and promotion, strengthen supervision and inspection, and standardize the continuing education of engineering and technical personnel. Sixth is the supplementary provisions. Clarify the scope of application, interpretation and implementation date of the Regulations.

Q How to promote the implementation of the "Regulations"?

The human resources and social security administrative department of the State Council will work with relevant industry authorities in accordance with the requirements of the "Regulations" and implement them in conjunction with the actual conditions of each department, give full play to the main role of the employer, enrich the content of continuing education, innovate the form of continuing education, provide efficient and convenient services, effectively protect the rights and interests of engineering and technical personnel to participate in continuing education, and ensure that the "Regulations" are effective.