Yang's career transformation demonstrates how skilled workers must continuously adapt to technological changes.

When Yutong established its new energy technology department in 2009, Yang found himself working alongside master's and doctoral graduates. His innovative spirit continued as he designed a "bolt-free" fixed structure cable clamp that reduced processing and installation time from 3.1 minutes to just 54 seconds.

Now working in intelligent networking, Yang emphasized that new technologies bring opportunities. "The more innovative the field, the more opportunities exist for those willing to learn, research and innovate," he said.

Shao Weijun, Party Secretary of Hangzhou Technician Institute, confronts the daily challenge of addressing how to ensure students' skills can be rapidly transformed into real productivity for enterprises.

Through collaborations with companies like BMW and Alibaba, the college has established five industrial colleges and 28 enterprise academies.

The outcomes speak volumes, with graduate employment rates reaching 99 percent with over 92 percent working in their trained fields, while enterprise satisfaction consistently exceeds 98 percent, he said.

These industry-education partnerships have attracted investment projects worth over 15 billion yuan ($2.12 billion) to the local region, demonstrating how skilled talent development directly fuels economic growth, he said.

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