Zhangzhou has the following higher vocational colleges: Zhangzhou Vocational and Technical College, Zhangzhou Teachers College, Zhangzhou Polytechnic Vocational College and Zhangzhou Health Vocational College.
1. Zhangzhou Vocational and Technical College: It is one of the earliest vocational colleges established in Zhangzhou City. Founded in 1978, it is an engineering-oriented vocational and technical college with many professional categories, including engineering, economy, management, art and other fields. It is a national model higher vocational college. The predecessor of the college was Zhangzhou University (later renamed Zhangzhou Vocational College) founded in 1984.
2. Zhangzhou Normal University: It is an undergraduate college focusing on teacher education, but it also has higher vocational majors. Higher vocational majors in Zhangzhou Normal University cover tourism, economy, business, education and other fields.
3. Zhangzhou Polytechnic Vocational College: Established in 2, it is a higher vocational college focusing on engineering, with specialties such as engineering, information technology, commerce and tourism.
4. Zhangzhou Health Vocational College: it is a higher vocational college focusing on medical and health, and trains talents in medical nursing, pharmacy, medical laboratory and other professions. Zhangzhou Health Vocational College was founded in 1934 as the Nursing School of Gospel Hospital. In 24, it was upgraded to Zhangzhou Medical Nursing Vocational College with the approval of Fujian Provincial People's Government. In 27, it was officially renamed Zhangzhou Health Vocational College.
Higher vocational schools
Higher vocational schools refer to higher vocational colleges, also known as vocational and technical colleges or vocational colleges. Higher vocational schools are institutions that provide higher vocational education for graduates of secondary vocational education and other students who meet the admission requirements.
The training goal of higher vocational schools is to train specialized applied talents with certain practical ability and professional quality, so that students can be competent for professional work in a certain field. The specialty setting in higher vocational colleges is relatively practical, covering a wide range of professional fields in various industries, such as engineering technology, business management, culture and art, tourism management, medical nursing, information technology and so on.
The teaching content and curriculum of higher vocational schools pay attention to both theoretical study and practical skills training. Students will receive some basic theoretical education, and at the same time, they will also carry out practical activities such as practical teaching and practical training to improve students' practical operation ability and professional quality.
compared with ordinary undergraduate colleges, the educational system of higher vocational schools is shorter, usually three years, and some will be set to four years. After graduation, students can obtain advanced vocational qualification certificates or related vocational qualification certificates, and can adapt to the needs of society for various vocational skills and directly engage in related vocational work. Higher vocational schools play an important role in cultivating technical and applied talents, supplying professionals needed by various industries and fields for the society, and promoting the development of national economy and social progress.