Journal of Education & Social Policy

France's Vocational Education and Training Reform
Yaoyao Zhang

Abstract
Under the global background of rapidly changes in skills and production patterns, on March 5, 2018, France was actively carrying out vocational education and training reform, which focuses on three areas: apprenticeship, vocational training and unemployment insurance. On April 18 of the same year, the executive meeting of the Chinese State Council determined the relevant policies of the “lifelong vocational training system” and decided to implement the “new apprenticeship system” to promote the development of the labor force and support the upgrading of enterprises. China should understand the vocational education and training reform policies of major countries in the world before to repair vocational education and training reform programs that are in line with China's national conditions and are in line with international standards.

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