Innovation and Effectiveness in the Cultivation Model of Skilled Talents – A Case Study of Shanghai Sipo Polytechnic

Abstract

Industry-education integration has become strategically vital for bridging educational systems and industrial demands during China’s economic transformation. As demographic dividends diminish and technological innovations accelerate, conventional talent cultivation models prove inadequate in supplying the highly skilled workforce required by industrial upgrading. Consequently, the deep integration of vocational education and industry has emerged as a pivotal solution to structural employment challenges. This study examines industry-education integration in vocational education, analyzing persistent challenges in skilled talent cultivation and proposing innovative models and practices, substantiated through a case study of Shanghai Sipo Polytechnic.