The closing ceremony of teacher training in China under the project of three new vocational education centers in Gabon was held in Liuxiandong Campus

On July 14, the “Teacher Training in China under the Project of Three New Vocational Education Centers in Gabon”, jointly carried out by SZPT and AVIC International Holding Corporation (“AVIC INTL”), officially concluded. This two-week teacher training represents the first cooperation between SZPT and the field of vocational education in Gabon, and is also another innovative attempt to promote the cooperation in the field of vocational education between China and Africa.

Raphaël NGAZOUZET, Minister of Vocational Education in Gabon, Cao Saixian, Director of Foreign Affairs Office of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, Cai Maozhou, Director of Shenzhen Municipal Education Bureau, Lai Weixuan, Chairman of AVIC INTL, Qian Rong, Party Secretary & Chairman of AVIC INTL Project Engineering Company Limited, Xu Jianling, President of SZPT, Li Yue, Vice President of SZPT, and other related persons attended the closing ceremony.

Raphaël NGAZOUZET, Minister of Vocational Education in Gabon, delivered a speech

In his speech, NGAZOUZET expressed gratitude to the leadership and working team of SZPT and AVIC INTL for organizing a cadre of talented experts and teachers in the past two weeks to provide high-quality training for Gabonese trainees. He reviewed the good relations between China and Gabon over the decades, and believed that with the help of Chinese partners, Gabon would have sufficient equipment and talents to deepen innovation in the field of vocational education and make important contributions to the development of enterprises and the diversification of national economy. He said Gabon hopes to continue to join hands with China to further deepen cooperation in the field of vocational education and jointly open up new prospects for China-Gabon vocational education cooperation.

Cao Saixian, Director of Foreign Affairs Office of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, delivered a speech

Cao Saixian said Shenzhen is an open city connecting both inside and outside China, with full economic vitality and rapid development of innovation and entrepreneurship, which provides broad development opportunities and market space for China-Africa strategic cooperation. She was glad to see that officials from the Ministry of Vocational Education in Gabon and leaders of relevant institutions could attend the training in Shenzhen, and hoped that this program would serve as a basis for deepening cooperation between Shenzhen and other cities in Gabon in the field of vocational education. With its new development, Shenzhen is willing to provide Gabon with new opportunities, advance the “Belt and Road” Initiative, support Gabon in realizing sustainable development, and jointly build a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.

Lai Weixuan, Chairman of AVIC INTL, delivered a speech

Lai Weixuan said that in the face of the urgent demand of African countries for skilled talents and youth employment, AVIC INTL attaches great importance by joining hands with domestic higher vocational colleges and equipment manufacturing enterprises to develop vocational education programs benefiting African young people. The joint implementation of teacher training for vocational education in Gabon with SZPT has further deepened the strategic cooperation between the two sides.

President Xu Jianling delivered a speech

Xu Jianling said that SZPT attaches great importance to exchanges and cooperation with African countries and regions. Through the well-designed advanced vocational education system construction, cutting-edge education teaching methods and other macro courses, the training has constructed a new training paradigm from “give fish” to “teach how to fish” and further to “create how to fish” for the students, striving to use the transfer of experience and knowledge to help improve the “autonomic hematopoiesis” ability of Gabon’s local vocational education, and better contribute to the economic and social development in Gabon.

Xu Jianling and Qian Rong presented completion certificates to Gabonese trainees

At the closing ceremony, SZPT and AVIC INTL leaders presented completion certificates to Gabonese trainees. Based on the good cooperation foundation laid by this training program, SZPT signed a strategic cooperation agreement on international vocational education services with AVIC INTL Project Engineering Company Limited, with the purpose of promoting the cooperation between the two sides and jointly contributing to the “going global” of China’s vocational education. (International Office)