The Effect Of The Vocational Education On The Income Of "Migration-Worker" In China

In China,a large number of rural surplus labor flowed into cities after the Reform and Opening up,by getting non-agricultural jobs in local cities or in other cities,they were called the “migration workers”,and they made great contributions to the rapid development of China's economy.However,most of them can only be engaged in low skilled and low paied work,because they are less educated and unskilled.Therefore,how to improve the income of migrant workers and to help them get stable jobs in cities becomes the key problem of the coordinated development of industrialization and urbanization.Through extensive reading of literature, this paper first reviews important human capital theories both aboard and domestic, which are also theoretical basis for the article. After analyzing the the changes of the employment, education and income level of the migrant workers in recent years, we find that the lower education level and the deficiency of skills may restrit the income of the migration wokers.Then, we use the floating population survey data from CHIP2008 / RUMiC2009 to empirically confirm that higher level of education and vocational training can significantly improve the income of migrant workers, especially the employed ones.Finally,this paper puts forward some policy recommendations:Fristly, The Government should implement different education and training policy that based on the types of employment of the migration wokers. Secondly, adjusting the structure of talent training is also necessary. Thirdly, the government should create job opportunities by developing township enterprises, in order to improve the skills of "migrant workers," as well as their employability and income.