It seems that it is an inevitable choice for parents to enter key high schools and then enter universities. Only children with poor grades will choose to attend vocational high schools and technical schools. However, I don’t know since when, especially in the last two years, more and more people have dropped out of college, resigned from high-paying jobs and returned to technical schools. They have obviously entered the ivory tower of the university, or have a stable income, but they have chosen to go to vocational colleges to take classes again. Are college students and white-collar workers going back to technical schools to follow the trend or go upstream? Is it overtaking in the corner or changing course?
Zi Niu News reporter Ji Qilei Chen Yong Intern Xu Luping Angel Han
Case 1
I graduated with an annual salary of 100 thousand
Resignation learning "top spoon" burns out the gold medal "braised pork handed down from generation to generation"
On the afternoon of the 7th, it was hot in Nanjing. Li Yang, an apprentice, is stirring a spoon in the kitchen of Nanjing New Oriental cooking school. Before coming to New Oriental, Li Yang was a mechanical technology developer with an annual salary of 100,000 yuan. But he was not satisfied with the job and then resigned, which made many people unable to understand. Li Yang told Zi Niu journalist that he had a keen interest in cooking since he was a child. "After the college entrance examination, I wanted to apply for food-related majors. However, when I was a village cadre, my grandfather, who has always been strong at home, resolutely opposed it. " Li Yang looked helpless, and later his family helped him fill in the mechanical design major. Suffering from lack of financial ability, he struggled, but he had to bite the bullet and study for four years in a major that he was not interested in.
After graduating from a college in Yangzhou in 2012, Li Yang found a fairly good job, which corresponded to his major in the university. In three and a half years, he was promoted and raised twice. But childhood dreams are always lingering in my mind. "There is no distinction between high and low dreams." In September 2015, Li Yang resigned and came to this culinary institute. He used his savings to pay tuition for two years. Li Yang’s parents were shocked, and his grandfather directly said that he was "messing around". For this reason, Li Yang and his parents had a cold war for a month. "In fact, my family is not very good, and my father has a disability. It stands to reason that at this age, I should work hard, get married as soon as possible, and support my family. " When it comes to family responsibilities, the 27-year-old boy feels a little guilty. "But I really don’t want to regret my 25-year-old choice at the age of 35." Interest is the best teacher. During the two years of learning to cook Chinese food, Li Yang made great achievements. He won the gold medal in the competition "Looking for braised pork handed down from generation to generation" organized by China Hotel Association. Li Yang said that after making some achievements, family attitudes began to change.
Facing employment, Li Yang is very pragmatic. He said that he doesn’t have to work in a star-rated hotel. He just needs to choose a company that can really accept his ideas and put them into practice. At present, he plans to go to a chain of social catering enterprises to exercise for a few years. "Try to be a chef in five to eight years. If you can meet like-minded friends in the future, it is of course the best to open your own shop." Li Yang said with a smile.
case2
Give up college automobile engineering major
Drop out of school to study auto repair and want to be a "mechanic"
Wang Tian, an 18-year-old, is a student of Wantong Automobile College. As an adult, he is a student in a university in southern Jiangsu, majoring in automobile service and engineering. When Zi Niu news reporter saw him, he was absorbed in sticking film on the car in the classroom, and repeatedly and tirelessly smoothed the solar film with a scraper.
Wang Tian said that he especially liked cars since he was a child, especially Mercedes-Benz. "My goal now is to go to the Mercedes-Benz 4S store after graduation." When it comes to his beloved Mercedes, Xiao Wang’s eyes are full of light. "My family’s economic conditions are acceptable, which is more than enough, but it is not enough to support my dream at present — — Have your own Mercedes-Benz. Learning auto repair, I feel closer to my dream. In the future, I will not only repair Mercedes, but also drive Mercedes. " An internship experience in my hometown impressed Wang Tian deeply. "An accident car with only a body, the master adds a wheel here, a seat there, and parts bit by bit, just for three days, ‘ New car ’ Come back, do you think magic is not magic, like transformers? " Recalling the first time I saw how the master assembled the car, Xiao Wang’s excitement was beyond words.
Zi Niu journalist wondered why he didn’t continue to study automobile engineering in colleges and universities, but went to this auto repair training school. Xiao Wang’s reason is that his school’s auto repair professional level is average, with more theoretical teaching and fewer practical courses. There is only one broken Santana in the training vehicle, and there is very little to learn. "But now it’s different. I can get in touch with my favorite trident. After I finish my studies, the school can also recommend it to the Mercedes-Benz 4S shop." When it comes to the future, Xiao Wang’s eyes are shining. Wang Tian said that he would not go back to his old school. He didn’t care about his education. "Now I am advocating the spirit of artisans. I just want to be the best mechanic."
Case 3
Undergraduates are frustrated in job hunting.
Start a new stove, learn from computers and find your ideal job
Xiao Zhu started real estate sales in Wuhan in 2013 after graduating from a second college majoring in finance and economics. But after half a year, he found that the job was not very stable and the salary was not high, which was about 2000 yuan. Xiao Zhu wants to change his job, but he finds that his education is not enough. He can only find a job with similar income after looking around. Xiao Zhu, who was frustrated in his job search, came to a conclusion that people still have to have a skill.
In May 2014, he quit his job and returned to his hometown of Nanjing. After a simple market research, I spent 13,000 yuan in a computer college in Nanjing to start learning java in all directions.
Xiao Zhu told reporters that the school signed an employment security agreement with itself when registering. "The school will provide a job with a monthly salary of 4,000 yuan after graduation. I thought this salary was acceptable at the time, and this kind of guarantee also made me feel more at ease. " Mr. Zhu said that after graduating from Computer College in 2015, he successfully found a job with a monthly salary of 8,500 yuan in a software company in Jiangning District, Nanjing.
"I can’t find this job if I don’t study in the Computer College." He said frankly, "Vocational schools train our special skills. Without this condition, we can’t enter the current company." Now that he has been engaged in programming for two years, he feels more and more competent for this job.
Technical school statistics
"Returned" college students account for 20%-30% of the students.
Teacher Liu of Nanjing Xinhua Computer College told the reporter that in recent years, more and more college students have "returned to the furnace" in vocational schools. According to their statistics, the number of college students who have "returned to the furnace" in technical schools this year has increased by about 20% compared with the same period last year. The number of college students accounts for 1/5 of the total number of students. In order to adapt to this trend, many vocational schools have set up special classes for college students.
Teacher Liu told the reporter that college students in "Recycle" vocational schools have stronger self-management ability and learning ability than junior and senior high school graduates who attend vocational schools directly. Because most people have their own clear goals, such as starting their own business after their studies.
According to the enrollment staff of Wantong Automobile, among the more than 1,000 students in the school, the proportion of college students’ training is over 30%. These students from colleges and universities are mainly concentrated in the two majors of high-end brand specialization and sheet metal beauty; After short-term training, most of these students have the idea of starting their own businesses. Compared with the same period last year, the number of college students enrolled in this school has increased by about 10%.
Expert opinion
The salary of application posts has increased, and "returning to the furnace" is also normal.
Wen Tao, director of the Taishan Campus of Nanjing Cooking Technician School in New Oriental and director of the Employment Guidance Center, believes that the number of college students who choose to "return to the furnace" vocational schools is rising, which is due to various reasons.
"The well-known reason is that some colleges and universities’ professional settings are derailed from the market, and the majors that train applied talents focus on theoretical teaching, and the practical links are not enough." Wen Tao said: "When I talked with the heads of human resources departments of many enterprises, their general view was that some college students now have only diplomas and lack professional skills. In fact, the most scarce thing for enterprises at present is high-skilled applied talents. "
"In addition, college students are becoming more and more pragmatic." Wen Tao told Zi Niu news reporter that graduates of ordinary colleges and universities often have low salaries and unclear personal development prospects when they first get employed. From the current point of view, the salary of applied positions is higher, and it is normal logic for some people to choose "returning to the furnace".
Hu Xiaowu, vice president of the Urban Science Research Institute of Nanjing University, also pointed out that some employers expect too much from newly recruited college students, and they always hope that newly recruited college students can use them when they arrive. Dean Hu said: "I am personally worried about this phenomenon. I hope that in the future, employers will be more tolerant of new college students and strengthen skills training during the novitiate. It is also suggested that college students who are about to face employment should strengthen their skills learning and improve their application ability during school. "
Say one more word
Put down "face" and choose "lining"
Being a blue collar is also worthy of respect.
It is not a simple case for college students to "return to the furnace" to receive "re-education" in technical schools. According to the sampling survey conducted by Zi Niu journalists, more than 20% to 30% of the students in technical schools are college students. This is actually the hand of the market at work, and it is also the natural choice for college students to "survive the fittest" in the face of employment. This is an improvement in concept.
Whether you choose to continue your studies after graduating from college, get a higher degree, continue on the road of "elite education", or choose to receive vocational education in a technical school, and be willing to become a blue-collar worker from a white-collar worker, it is worthy of respect. Even if we "return to the technical school", I’m afraid we can’t simply think that the university has gone for nothing. With the foundation of the university, technical school students who have received university education may be able to accumulate wealth and forge "craftsmen" in the new era. There are thousands of roads to success, and it is a good choice to choose the road that suits you and makes you happy.
