Exploration of Vocational Skills Training for Applied Undergraduate Students

The applied undergraduate education is a new form in China's modern higher education system, which is still in stage of exploration and development. Under concept of competency based, basic goal and purpose of training applied talents is vocational skills. Based on development of industry and actual work of enterprises, vocational skills were divided into four levels which are basic skills, special skills, comprehensive skills and innovative skills. According to characteristics of students and content of skill training, skill training program was designed. It includes school training system, practice education system, practice system, skill competition training system, skill certificate training system and innovation and entrepreneurship training system. Applied Undergraduate Education is needed to meet needs of economic and social development. With four years of undergraduate education, students are trained to become high-level skilled talents. Vocational skills based on jobs are core of applied undergraduate education. It not only conforms to requirements and orientation of modern higher vocational education, but also conforms to characteristics of applied undergraduate students. This is an effective adaptation to changing needs of enterprises and development of the industry.