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on september 24, the state council information office held a series of press conferences on "promoting high-quality development". when talking about the new occupation sequence, lu aihong, spokesperson of the ministry of human resources and social security and director of the policy research department, said that new occupations are relative to the "classification of occupations of the people's republic of china", and mainly refer to new occupation sequences that are not included in the classification. new occupations have two basic connotations. one is that a certain number of people are engaged in this occupation in the operation of the social economy, and the other is that it has relatively independent and mature professional and skill requirements.

▲lu aihong, spokesperson of the ministry of human resources and social security and director of the policy research department (photo source: guoxin.com)

lu aihong introduced that my country promulgated the first "classification of occupations of the people's republic of china" in 1999. this classification is an important carrier of my country's occupational classification. at present, the classification has been revised twice. the latest classification promulgated in 2022 divides my country's existing occupations into 8 categories, including 1,639 occupations.

lu aihong said that with the development of the economy and society, scientific and technological progress, and the adjustment and upgrading of industrial structure, new industries, new formats and new models have accelerated their development, and new occupations have emerged. they have continued to emerge and develop, and need to be collected and released in a timely manner. the timely collection and release of new occupations is of great significance. first, it is conducive to promoting employment and entrepreneurship. collecting, standardizing and publishing new occupation information can enhance the social recognition of new occupations and expand the employment options of workers. second, it is conducive to promoting the connection between talent training and market demand. the release of new occupations and the development of new standards can provide a basis and reference for the professional setting, teaching design and teaching material development of vocational education, and improve the pertinence and applicability of skill talent training. third, it is conducive to promoting the healthy development of new formats. by formulating relevant standards and specifications, we can guide the healthy development of new occupations, thereby promoting more standardized and professional new formats.

lu aihong said that the ministry of human resources and social security will keep up with the new trend of economic and social development, fully mobilize all forces, and actively explore and cultivate new career sequences. the focus is on doing a good job in three aspects.

first, continue to collect and release new occupations. the ministry of human resources and social security has established a new occupation information release system. this year, 19 new occupations were released, including bioengineering technicians, oral hygiene technicians, industrial internet operators, exhibition builders, cultural and creative product planning and operation engineers, and intelligent manufacturing system operators. focusing on the development of new quality productivity, serving the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the cultivation and expansion of emerging industries, and the layout and construction of future industries, the occupation classification system will be continuously and dynamically adjusted, and a batch of new occupation information will be collected and released every year.

second, accelerate the development of new occupational standards and basic training resources. give full play to the role of market entities, rely on leading enterprises, industry organizations and colleges and universities to develop new occupational standards or evaluation specifications. at the same time, increase the development of basic vocational training packages and training materials for new occupations.

third, vigorously promote the improvement of the capabilities of practitioners of new professions. adhere to the market orientation and employment orientation, and widely carry out the training of practitioners of new professions. organize the collection and selection of new professional evaluation institutions, and orderly carry out the independent evaluation and social evaluation of employers. actively set up competition items for new professions in all kinds of professional skills competitions at all levels.

red star news reporter fu yao reports from beijing

editor guo yu responsible editor wei kongming