The Chinese government will provide free adult education for 1.5 million migrant workers in the next
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2016-04-07 17:28:09
The Chinese government will provide free adulteducation for 1.5 million migrant workers in the nextfive years to improve literacy and work skills, theMinistry of Education said last Thursday.
Starting in 2016, the government will help 300,000migrant workers receive post-secondary education atuniversities or community colleges each year,according to the ministry.
The program will strengthen training employees of companies with overcapacity, who are likelyto be made redundant as the nation pushes forward economic restructuring, in new skills.
Government statistics show China had 277 million migrant laborers as of the end of 2015, whileonly about 23.8 percent of them had received a high school or higher education and 7.3 percenthad received a community college or university education.
The ministry urged institutions to improve educational quality for migrant workers and said itwill establish an appraisal system. Authorities will also establish an online learning platform forworkers' convenience, it said.