Advancing Art Education: 2025 Vocational Teachers' Industry Practice Needs Forum Held Successfully

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2025 Jul. 10

Against the backdrop of vocational education comprehensively implementing the "Post-Course-Competition-Certification" integrated education mechanism and deepening industry-education integration, the 2025 Vocational College (Arts) Teacher Industry Practice Needs Forum was successfully convened on July 4 at CHINGMU's Shanghai headquarters. The event aimed to align arts education with industry demands and cultivate high-quality artistic talent that meets market needs.

The forum brought together leading education experts, vocational college administrators, faculty representatives, and top industry professionals to explore pathways for high-quality development in arts vocational education.

Precision Alignment, Deeper Industry-Education Integration

The forum commenced with an opening speech by Ding Yan, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Digital Content Industry Promotion Center. Renowned education experts, including Yang Xiuying, Vice President of Shanghai Education Evaluation Association & Chair of Higher Vocational Education Committee,Chen Xibao, Chair of Shanghai Higher Vocational Architecture Education Committee & Former President of Shanghai Urban Construction Vocational College,leveraged their extensive experience in education management to conduct comprehensive needs assessment for 15 participating teachers from institutions such as Shanghai Vocational College of Transportation,Shanghai Zhongqiao Vocational and Technical University,Shanghai Art & Design Academy and Shanghai Industry & Commerce Foreign Languages College.

The discussion focused on optimizing enterprise practice programs based on institutional training objectives and industry expectations.

Ding Yan, Deputy Director of Shanghai Digital Content Industry Promotion Center, delivered the opening address

Xu Tao, Chair of Shanghai Higher Vocational Arts Education Steering Committee, addressed the forum

Chen Lifeng, Tech Equipment Director of Shanghai Education Commission, spoke at the event

Meanwhile, leaders and faculty representatives from multiple vocational colleges actively participated in this exchange forum, demonstrating their strong commitment to enhancing teaching quality and cultivating outstanding artistic talents. Notable attendees included that Wang Bo, Deputy Party Secretary/Vice President of Shanghai Art & Design Academy,Dong Xiaofeng, President of Shanghai Vocational College of Transportation and Li Jie, Department Chair of Shanghai Zhongqiao Vocational and Technical University.

Representatives from leading industry partners also shared valuable insights CHINGMU,Shenjiu Group,Huke.com and Edian Network.

These experts presented cutting-edge technologies, project cases, and talent demand trends, effectively building bridges between academia and industry.

President Dong Xiaofeng of Shanghai Vocational College of Transportation delivered a speech

Empowering Practice, Cultivating New Forces in Art Education

As a leading optical motion capture technology provider, CHINGMU showcased innovative and challenging university-enterprise collaboration cases. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies, CHINGMU helps institutions break through traditional teaching limitations and cultivate high-quality talents that meet contemporary demands.

Furthermore, CHINGMU offers practice teachers hands-on positions designed for tangible outcomes,mentorship from seasoned technical experts,end-to-end support from creative conceptualization to practical execution.

This comprehensive approach systematically enhances teachers' practical competencies, bridging the gap between academia and industry needs.

CHINGMU's Education Head Xu Hang demonstrated motion capture tech solutions

Meanwhile, the participating teachers fully recognized the importance of transforming hands-on experience into innovative teaching resources. During the conference exchange session, teacher representatives presented their practical plans and dual project objectives based on their respective specialties and teaching needs. They committed to continuously refining their approaches during the actual implementation process to ensure the achievement of set goals, thereby genuinely enhancing their practical teaching capabilities and contributing to cultivating art professionals who meet industry demands.

Industry Practice Sharing - Shanghai Transportation Vocational Teacher

The successful convening of this Enterprise Practice Needs Assessment Forum for Vocational College (Arts) Teachers has laid a solid foundation for subsequent teacher industry immersion programs. Through in-depth exchanges and precise needs diagnosis, the event has built a strong bridge for closer collaboration between academic institutions and enterprises. This initiative provides powerful momentum for enhancing vocational arts faculty's practical teaching capabilities and deepening the reform of industry-education integrated talent development models.

With concerted efforts from all stakeholders, vocational arts education will:cultivate more high-quality, industry-ready skilled professionals and contribute significantly to the flourishing development of cultural and creative industries.