On The Employment Guidance Of Higher Vocational Education Institutions Under New Circumstances

Higher vocational education in China has trained a large number of China's application-oriented technology talents, vigorously promoted economic and social development, and made great contributions to the cause of China's socialist construction. However, with the growing social demands for highly skilled graduates and the further employment marketization of higher education graduates, a higher standard is set for higher vocational education institutions and their graduates. In addition, with the large-scale expansion of China's colleges and universities in recent years in particular, the intensifying difficulty of obtaining employment aggravates the situation of the placement of college graduates. The flow of the unemployed graduates into the community places a burden on society and adds unstable factors to society. It is bound to affect the construction of harmonious society and a well-off society. Hence, the importance of the placement of college graduates. Employment relates to the overall development of higher vocational education, has a direct impact on the quality, the developing pace and school size of vocational education, and plays a vital role in students'employment.With a full understanding of the social significance of the employment guidance of higher vocational education institutions and based on the systematic analysis of the current employment status of vocational institutions, this thesis studies the social reasons of the employment problems, investigates the psychology and competence of college students, and proposes some better ways and means of educating and preparing the vocational students for future employment in hope of giving better employment guidance and providing society with more capable and competent graduates.Some of the suggestions are as follows:On the one hand, higher vocational education institutions should change their concepts of education and raise their level of running educatioan institutions. Based on the market, the actual economic situation and social development, the institutions should speed up the adjustment of discipline structure, allocate educational resources rationally so as to transport more marketable talents for society. First of all.majors should to be build in line with the characteristics of their own and in line with the speed of economic development in the region. Next, they should foster high-quality teachers and strengthen teachers'practical ability. The third, they should adjust the curriculum and course structure. In accordance with the reality of the talent markert needs and the potential scientific and technological development, under the premise of the application-oriented condition, the colleges and universities should help their students to lay a solid foundation of basic knowledge and basic capabilities. The goal of higher vocational education is to develop applied talents for front-line of production and management. Finally, there should be multi-level and multi-channel vocational guidance for students. Higher vocational education institutions should establish and improve an employment guidance and service system for graduates, offering omni-directional, multi-level, three-dimensional services, such as providing information, giving advice and guidance, and training services. They should also help their students to establish a correct understanding of occupational aspirations and career, to master the skills for competition, and create favorable conditions for graduates to actively participate in the talent market competition.On the other hand, students should upgrade their overall qualities.First, they should optimize their knowledge structure. In the era of knowledge economy, professional skills alone are not enough for a society in which talents with comprehensive all-round abilities are in great demand. Students ought to further expand their professional scope and value practical training so as to develop a wide range of skills, thus enhancing their professional proficiency and employment potential and narrowing the gap between the capacity of graduates and the needs of enterprises.Secondly, the development of healthy psychology should be valued. Failure is the other side of the competition coin. How to confront failure rationally is a skill that should be mastered by modern people, especially the graduates fresh from colleges and universities. Therefore, the out-dated concepts of emphasizing intellectual education at the sacrifice of healthy psychology should be changed. Along with the emphasis on intellectual studies, the improvement of the psychological quality of students should be promoted through a variety of ways. Students ought to be equipped with such qualities as pioneering spirit, self-reliance, and the ability to adapt to setbacks as well as environmental changes. The third is to acquire knowledge and skills, to improve their own professional expertise.Students must have a solid foundation of knowledge and skilled expertise. Generous solid grasp of basic knowledge can not only improve the ability to analyze things, but also ensure the completion of their studies in accordance with their own physiological and psychological characteristics. Expertise is essential for a position. With the progress of science and technology, students should update their knowledge constantly. They should keep themselves informed of the development of the professional disciplines, and keep their school expertise in the line with the most dynamic forefront of professional disciplines.Employment guidance of graduates is a systematic project, crucial to the survival and development of higher vocational education institutions. With employment in view, higher vocational education institutions should find out their orientation and highlight the distinct characteristics of their own, and bring up qualified graduates in order to broaden the job market for graduates in fierce competition.