Completion of the Third Phase of Faculty Training in Smart Manufacturing for the 2023 Sino-German Advanced Vocational Education (SGAVE) Program

On August 25, 2023, the third phase of the Sino-German
Advanced Vocational Education Cooperation Project (SGAVE) in the field of smart
manufacturing successfully concluded its teacher training program! As one of
the collaborating companies in the SGAVE project, Rhein Koester, in three
different locations – Zibo, Changzhou, and Qingdao, had fruitful three-week
sessions with all the participating teachers. The training program brought
together more than 210 participating teachers from 25 initial pilot colleges in
the SGAVE project, including Shanghai Zhongqiao Vocational And Technical University,
Suzhou Jianxiong College, Hubei Vocational-Technical College of Science and
Technology, Wuhan Vocational College of Software and Engineering, Wenzhou
Polytechnic, Jinan Vocational College, Harbin Vocational and Technical College,
and others.

During the graduation ceremony, Mr. Liu Dali, Director of the
Rhein Koester Vocational Education Industry Research Institute, expressed his
hope that all participating teachers would further consolidate and deepen the
knowledge they have acquired. He emphasized the importance of focusing on
nurturing students’ comprehensive vocational abilities, professional skills,
methodological skills, and social skills. He encouraged collaboration between
teachers and colleges to explore teaching methods that align with the development
of vocational education in China, contributing to the advancement of
high-quality vocational education.