Yantai Vocational College

In August, Yantai Vocational College sent two faculty members, Zhao Yuhu and Wang Guangyi, to KWT Technical College and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) in Malaysia for a 15-day training program for instructors in new energy vehicle (NEV) technology. Drawing on the college's achievements in developing its NEV program under the national "Double High-Level" initiative and its industry-academia partnership with the BYD Industrial College, the program provided faculty from local universities and vocational institutions with systematic training in the three core NEV technologies, namely batteries, electric motors, and electronic control systems. It also introduced China's NEV curriculum framework and hands-on training model, marking a concrete step in the college's efforts to take vocational education overseas and support international industrial cooperation.

"We had previously come to China for short-term training programs, but this marks the first time we have learned from experts with both hands-on industry experience and expertise in vocational education," said Mohd Haidzir, a participating instructor, who found the program highly rewarding. Adopting a "China-Malaysia Dual-Track" model, the training integrated theoretical instruction, curriculum demonstrations, hands-on vehicle operation, and thematic seminars. This approach not only enabled Malaysian instructors to gain a systematic understanding of core NEV technologies while also translating the college's professional standards, curriculum standards and talent-training standards for NEV programs into concrete teaching and training practices. In doing so, the program brought China's NEV technologies and vocational education expertise to Malaysia and explored an approach to international cooperation centered on technical training, strengthened by industry-academia collaboration and grounded in competency development.

This initiative has opened up a new avenue for cooperation between China and Malaysia in vocational education and industry, providing a practical example of how Chinese vocational colleges can share their expertise and training models internationally.