Posted on May 18, 2026 by Dong Quanyue|Qingdao Vocational and Technical College of Hotel Management
From May 15 to 16, the working conference and college presidents training session of the National Vocational Education Steering Committee for Commerce was held in Jinan, themed on focusing on key teaching reforms of business vocational education and deepening industry-education integration for collaborative talent cultivation. Diao Hongbin, Party Secretary of the college, was invited to attend and deliver a keynote speech.
Entitled Breakthrough of Vocational Education under the Background of AI Plus — From Policy Dividends to Paradigm Revolution, his speech started with AI development trends and relevant policies, analyzed its profound impacts on industries and education, and sorted out six major application fields and new ecosystems where AI reshapes higher vocational education.
With four practical cases, he elaborated the college’s systematic thinking and innovative paths for talent training reform under the philosophy of enterprises setting topics, colleges and enterprises solving problems together, and the market evaluating outcomes.
First, integrate AI deeply into industrial scenarios to vitalize talent cultivation by rooting technology in real business practices.
Second, promote interdisciplinary integration, break institutional barriers and cultivate versatile talents to meet demands for cross-field capabilities amid industrial digital transformation.
Third, build a teaching and research system driven by real-world tasks to help students polish core skills by tackling practical corporate problems.
Fourth, establish a multi-party collaborative problem-solving mechanism and market-oriented evaluation system guided by industrial needs and assessed by market results, so as to forge a community of shared future between schools and enterprises.
He stressed that AI gains vitality only when applied in industrial scenarios, and talent training improves compatibility only by docking with industrial practices. His speech won wide recognition and warm responses among participants.
Aimed at fully implementing the Outline for Building a Powerful Country in Education (2024-2035), the conference focuses on reforms of majors, courses, textbooks, teachers and practical training, strives to advance high-quality development of business vocational education and accelerate the cultivation of high-skilled business talents.
