Students from "order-based classes" are conducting production training at Geely Automobile. On March 27, at the body welding line of Geely Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Guizhou, technical backbone Gao Jinhong performed vehicle body welding with steady and skilled operation. His composure and proficiency stem from the solid practical foundation he built during his school years. "During my studies, I was already exposed to the production processes of new energy vehicles in training, so I could start working immediately after graduation," Gao Jinhong noted. He attributed his strong adaptability and growth in the workplace to the project-based "theory + practice" training approach at Guizhou Communications Vocational University.
In response to Guizhou's accelerated development of its new energy vehicle industry cluster, the Automotive Engineering School of Guizhou Communications Vocational University has pioneered a new model of "school-enterprise collaborative education" with three key programs: new energy vehicle technology, automotive inspection and maintenance, and intelligent connected vehicle technology. It has become a common practice at the training base for order-based classes that enterprise technical experts and school instructors jointly guide students. According to Gou Mingxing, head of the industry-education integration department at the school, enterprises have evolved from mere employers to "co-educational entities" that deeply participate in curriculum design, teaching material development, instruction implementation, and even assessment.
Currently, the school has established deep collaborations with several high-quality local enterprises, including Geely Automobile, Guizhou HanKes, Guizhou Tongyuan, Guiyang NIO, and the Guiyang Phoenix Village Inspection Station. It has also formed long-term stable partnerships with dozens of globally renowned automakers, such as Tesla Motors, Li Auto, Xiaomi Auto, and FAW Audi. Among these, the "order-based class" partnership with Tesla Motors has lasted for eight years, supplying approximately 300 skilled professionals. The employment rate for students in these order-based classes has remained above 98% for five consecutive years, with some graduates becoming key technical staff at the Tesla service center in Guiyang.
The school has also made early advances in cutting-edge fields. In 2021, it collaborated with Guizhou HanKes Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. to establish the "Autonomous Driving Vehicle Technology Collaborative Innovation Center." Students have been directly involved in core technical tasks, such as monitoring vehicle and roadside equipment status and calibrating perception systems, on Guizhou’s first smart autonomous bus line—the driverless Huaxi University Town Express. Zhang Jiahui, a 2023 graduate, stayed on after an internship and has now grown into an operations team leader, responsible for debugging and daily operation of autonomous buses.
The key to industry-education integration lies in precisely aligning with industrial needs. Guizhou Communications Vocational University will continue to deepen school-enterprise collaboration, striving to cultivate more technical and skilled talents to provide a continuous flow of talent for the thriving new energy vehicle industry cluster in Guizhou.
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