Improving Competitiveness through Human Resource Development in China The Role of Vocational Education Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies Series

This book looks at the development of vocational education and training in China and how it is crucial to human resource development and improving competitiveness. It briefly outlines the contextual issues related to vocational education and training in China, the importance of vocational education and how China has been using vocational training to reduce the unemployment rate and raise its overall human capital.

1. Introduction 2. Conceptual Issues and Background 3. The Development of VET in China 4. Case Studies of VET in China 5. Reforming the VET System and Enhancing Teachers and Students’ Career Development 6. On-going Challenges and Future Development of China’s VET System

Min Min graduated from the School of Management at the University of South Australia. Her teaching and research interests include strategic HRM, human resource development (HRD), international HRM and comparative studies of HRM systems among emerging economies.

Ying Zhu is Professor and Director of the Australian Centre for Asian Business at the University of South Australia. Ying has published widely in the areas of international HRM, international business and economic development in Asia. Ying has published numerous articles and books.