Posted on Oct.19, 2026 by Dong Quanyue|Qingdao Vocational and Technical College of Hotel Management
The Conference on Professional Upgrading and Industry-Education Integration of the New Power System was held in Zibo, Shandong province from October 16 to 17. At the conference, the college was officially designated as a vice-chairman unit of the National New Power System Industry-Education Integration Community.
Guided by the National Electric Power Vocational Education Teaching Steering Committee, hosted by the New Power Industry-Education Integration Community, and organized by Zibo Vocational and Technical University, the conference was themed Professional Upgrading for the New Power System and Innovation in Talent Cultivation.
It combined keynote addresses with in-depth discussions on industry-education integration, featuring special reports on the Annual Report on China's Electric Power Industry Talent Development 2026 and on professional layout and upgrading pathways for vocational education in the context of the new power system.
Delegates also exchanged views on such topics as the grid integration of high-proportion new energy, the application of energy storage technologies, AI-empowered professional development, the construction of textbooks for the clustered cultivation of highly skilled talent, and the application for undergraduate programs in vocational education.
During the conference, the community presented plaques to its newly elected vice-chairman, standing council, and council units.
The School of Hotel Engineering will earnestly implement the industry-education integration philosophy of enterprises raising the questions, schools and enterprises co-developing the answers, and the market judging the outcomes. It will proactively align itself with the development of the new power system and the growth of the new energy industry in Shandong Province, promote the integration of new energy, intelligent, and digital technologies into relevant professional curricula and training practice, and drive the optimization and upgrading of its professional structure.
Leveraging the community platform, the college will strengthen cooperation with industry organizations, leading enterprises, and peer institutions in faculty co-development, textbook co-construction, shared training bases, and collaborative technological innovation, so as to continuously enhance the alignment between talent cultivation and industrial demands and contribute vocational education strength to the high-quality development of the energy and power industry.
