Veterans get better access to vocational training

China will increase retired soldiers' access to vocational education to improve their ability to find jobs and start businesses and ensure the full employment of veterans, a notice published on Thursday said.

The notice, jointly issued by the ministries of education, veterans affairs, and finance, said retired soldiers will be encouraged to apply for places at vocational colleges and separate enrollment quotas and entrance examinations will be provided for them.

While veterans can be exempted from academic testing, they will still have to take interviews or skill tests, it said, adding that retired soldiers can be accepted by secondary vocational schools without taking entrance exams.

Schools and colleges should also organize entrepreneurship education for veterans they have accepted and encourage them to start businesses, it said.

Government departments at all levels will be required to coordinate with schools and enterprises to appropriately solve problems that might appear, the notice said.