On December 22, sponsored by the China Technology Market Association and undertaken by the Guangdong Science and Technology Innovation Training Center of Guangdong Enrichment Software Science Park and the Science and Technology Evaluation Center of China Science and Technology (Beijing), the "Eleventh Junior Science and Technology Consultant (Occupational) National Vocational Skills Training" opened in the Guangdong Software Science Park in Guangzhou Science City.
The 11th National Vocational Skills Training for Junior Science and Technology Consultants (Vocational **). Photo by Zou Changsen.
The three-day training focuses on improving the professional knowledge level, data and information processing ability and comprehensive analysis ability of science and technology consultants, covering theoretical knowledge, case analysis and practical skills, aiming to cultivate a talent team that can provide professional scientific and technological services such as scientific and technological innovation, entrepreneurship, achievement transfer and transformation, etc. The trainees come from incubation carriers, new R&D institutions, technology transfer service institutions, intellectual property service institutions and technology-based enterprises.
Science and technology consultants are professional scientific and technological service personnel who provide independent analysis results and solutions in technology brokerage activities such as scientific and technological innovation, entrepreneurship, achievement transfer and transformation. The profession of science and technology consultant has been included in the Occupational Classification Dictionary of the People's Republic of China (2022 Edition). It is reported that the "Several Opinions on Promoting the High-quality Development of National High-tech Industrial Development Zones" issued in 2020 clearly stated that it is necessary to vigorously cultivate professional talents such as science and technology consultants.
Tao Yuanxing, President of China Technology Market Association, pointed out that science and technology consultants have played an active role in the construction of the national technology transfer system and the promotion of China's economic and social transformation and high-quality development, especially in the work of science and technology services, and are an important force in the national technology transfer talent team. "At present, there is a great shortage of science and technology consultants in China. For the sake of the country's development, we must make great efforts to train scientific and technological consultants. Tao Yuanxing said.
As the largest province in terms of economy, Guangdong is striving to build a higher level of science and technology power. In 2022, the comprehensive capacity of regional innovation ranked first in the country for 6 consecutive years, and the national high-tech enterprises exceeded 690,000, the number of incubators and maker spaces in Guangdong Province ranks first in the country, and various innovative entities in the province have built a large number of scientific and technological service teams, with a wide range of scientific and technological consultant training markets.
Liang Ru, general manager of Guangdong Enrichment Software Science Park, introduced that this training invited a number of well-known experts and scholars to teach, and the training content is rich and diverse, aiming to provide a platform for the majority of science and technology practitioners to learn and communicate, and help everyone systematically learn and master the theory and skills in the field of science and technology consulting. She said that Enrichment will continue to increase the publicity of science and technology consultant training in the province, speed up the filing of Guangdong base, and let more science and technology practitioners join the ranks of science and technology consultants.
Text: Zou Changsen, Correspondent: Li Yilin.