Vocational Education Law

Vocational Education Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国职业教育法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted May 15, 1996, effective Sept. 1, 1996; revised Apr. 20, 2022, effective May 1, 2022)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Education
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 11^th NPCSC Category I; 12^th NPCSC Category I; 13^th NPCSC Category II
  • Annual: 2013 (backup), 2017 (backup), 2018 (backup), 2019 (backup), 2020 (backup), 2021, 2022
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Apr. 18–20, 2022 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Dec. 20–24, 2021 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Dec. 24, 2021–Jan. 22, 2022
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: June 7–10, 2021 (Chinese only Δ) 💬
    • Public consultation: June 10–July 9, 2021
  • State Council public consultation: Dec. 5 2019–Jan. 5, 2020 (Chinese only Δ)
• Legislative Records [Gazette 2022(3): 504–520]
  • Explanation (June 7, 2021)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 20, 2021)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Apr. 18, 2022)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Apr. 19, 2022)
  • Presidential Order (Apr. 20, 2022)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Session Watch: Data Security, Legal Aid, Workplace Safety, Vocational Education & More (May 26, 2021)

Last updated: August 8, 2025, 12:19 EDT