The cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents has become an important part of the national strategy, and colleges and universities should bravely shoulder the mission of the times and become the main highland for shaping innovative and entrepreneurial talents.
In the new era, we have ushered in tremendous social changes and scientific and technological progress, and entered a period full of opportunities and challenges, innovation and entrepreneurship have become the key driving force and core element to shape the future, and innovative and entrepreneurial talents are the strategic resources and strength for the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation. Colleges and universities should actively respond to the call of the new era, focus on building a demand system and mechanism for innovation and entrepreneurship education, and take the initiative to undertake the important mission and task of shaping innovation and entrepreneurship talents. However, the traditional education model and career development path are unsustainable, which requires the establishment of an organic connection and synergy mechanism between recruitment, training, employment and entrepreneurship education to improve the innovation and entrepreneurship ability of college students. Therefore, it is imperative for colleges and universities to deeply understand the scientific connotation and construction of innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the new era through the linkage of recruitment, training, employment and entrepreneurship.
Correctly understand the scientific connotation of recruitment, training, employment, and entrepreneurship to shape innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the new era.
The essence of the linkage between enrollment, training, employment and entrepreneurship is the innovative practice of cultivating innovative and entrepreneurial talents. Cultivating innovative and entrepreneurial talents is a systematic project, involving all aspects, and we must adhere to the concept of systematic thinking in order to effectively promote and achieve practical results. Under the existing system, all departments of the school are basically responsible for their own responsibilities and do their own thing, and the cultivation of college students' innovation and entrepreneurship ability is generally limited to one or two departments such as the innovation and entrepreneurship college (center) or the academic affairs office, and this exchange, communication and cooperation are limited, resulting in the lack of depth, breadth and accuracy in the quality and effectiveness of talent training. The implementation of the linkage mechanism of enrollment, training, employment and entrepreneurship is itself an innovation in the education model. It breaks the original block, segmentation and fragment talent training model, so that the cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship ability is no longer limited to the responsibilities of a single department, but in the enrollment, training, employment and entrepreneurship and other links to establish an effective mechanism of mutual integration and coordinated development, and constantly optimize the internal structure adjustment and resource integration of the school, to promote the all-round development of students and the improvement of employment and entrepreneurship ability. In addition, the linkage mechanism pays more attention to the external job market, organically links education with the market, and better adapts to social needs, breaking the previous situation that the cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents is limited to colleges and universities, or is not closely connected with the market, and realizes the coordination and unity inside and outside the university and the benign interaction between theory and practice. Through the linkage of enrollment, training, employment and entrepreneurship, colleges and universities can not only help college students better plan their career development paths, improve their employment competitiveness, and cultivate innovative and entrepreneurial thinking skills, but also strengthen close cooperation with the industry and strengthen the achievement of the goal of talent training, so as to provide strong talent support for high-quality economic and social development.
To establish a linkage mechanism for recruitment, training, employment and entrepreneurship, we must first clarify the training object, that is, what kind of people to recruit. On the one hand, it is necessary to take the shaping of innovative and entrepreneurial talents as the goal-oriented, continuously improve the selection mechanism, and screen out more students with innovation and entrepreneurship potentialOn the other hand, it is also necessary to increase enrollment publicity, highlight the theme of innovation and entrepreneurship, and attract more students to apply for the examination. To shape innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the new era, it is necessary to solve the problem of training content. National strategic needs and social and economic development urgently need more and more innovative and entrepreneurial talents, and innovation and entrepreneurship are of critical significance to the country, society and individuals. Therefore, colleges and universities should keep close to reality, focus on the mission given by the times, make efforts in curriculum setting, teaching content and teacher construction, actively create a strong atmosphere, and cultivate more innovative and entrepreneurial talents. To shape innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the new era, we must also solve the problem of training methods and ways. Colleges and universities should not only strengthen linkage and form synergy, but also establish employment guidance and entrepreneurship support systems through measures such as employment information release, entrepreneurship ability training, venture capital support and career consulting services. At the same time, it is also necessary to actively cultivate a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship and stimulate students' enthusiasm and awareness of innovation and entrepreneurship.
To shape innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the new era, it is necessary to build an integrated training mechanism for selection, consolidation and promotion. In the past, the cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents mainly relied on intermediate links, and adopted the "score-only theory" in enrollment, which did not give full play to the primary role of enrollment in talent training. The linkage mechanism requires that in the enrollment stage, through the establishment of a special selection mechanism, the provision of entrepreneurship scholarships, resource support programs, and the role of entrepreneurship mentors in the enrollment process, etc., to attract and select students with potential and interest, and provide them with opportunities to receive innovation and entrepreneurship education, enrollment plays an important role in the linkage mechanism. In the process of intermediate training, innovation and entrepreneurship should become the core component of education, and the school introduces cutting-edge technology and innovative education methods through knowledge and practical education, constantly consolidates the foundation of education, cultivates students' innovative thinking and practical ability, and plays a fundamental role in training. In the promotion stage, relying on the perfect employment education and entrepreneurship support system, it provides a broader development space for some college students, stimulates their innovative spirit, increases the success rate of employment and entrepreneurship, and helps students to successfully find employment or start a business, and employment and entrepreneurship education support plays a key role.
The linkage of enrollment, training, employment, and entrepreneurship shapes the path selection of innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the new era.
Establish a strong overall thinking and create a chess pattern for the cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents. Colleges and universities should have a clear understanding of the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship education, take the cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship talents as an important goal, and incorporate it into the overall planning of school development, increase attention and support for the cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship talents, and provide necessary support and guarantee for teachers and students through policy formulation and resource investment. The main leaders of colleges and universities are in charge, and the relevant departments of enrollment, training, employment and entrepreneurship have established an innovation and entrepreneurship education working committee, established a collaborative cooperation mechanism, integrated and made good use of resources from all parties, held regular meetings, coordinated and solved related problems, and formed a high-level promotion and overall promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship education in the whole school. At the same time, colleges and universities should also establish cooperative relations with enterprises, enterprises and other external organizations, share resources, information and experience, and form a good cooperation mechanism, so as to create a unified and coordinated, resource sharing and information exchange of innovative and entrepreneurial talent training pattern, to provide strong support for shaping innovative and entrepreneurial talents.
Establish a firm dialectical thinking and form a scientific understanding of the cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents. Colleges and universities should completely abandon the erroneous view that innovation and entrepreneurship education is only suitable for niche entrepreneurial groups, otherwise it will lead to students' lack of innovative thinking, dare not meet the challenges of entrepreneurship, and only limit themselves to finding a good job after graduation, rather than driving more people to employment through innovation and entrepreneurship and promoting economic and social prosperity and development, which is largely detached from the purpose of innovation and entrepreneurship education. On the one hand, in the enrollment and training process, so that every college student can receive innovation and entrepreneurship education, generally form a sense of innovation and entrepreneurship, and have a certain spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, which is the basis for promoting national and social development. At the same time, in the process of employment and entrepreneurship education, some college students with potential and willingness are focused on training, so that they have strong innovation and entrepreneurship ability, and put them into action to produce benefits, which reflects the dialectical relationship between the universality and particularity of contradictions. On the other hand, the linkage of enrollment, training, employment and entrepreneurship contains the essence of going hand in hand and working together, and all links should carry out innovation and entrepreneurship education, and insist on integrating innovation and entrepreneurship elements into the work, but the tasks of each link are different, and the roles are inconsistent, which reflects the dialectical relationship between the whole and the part.
Establish a strong development mindset and establish a feedback mechanism for the effectiveness of the cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents. The world is evolving and changing. The establishment of a linkage mechanism of recruitment, training, employment and entrepreneurship is a long-term and complex process, which requires continuous monitoring and evaluation of its impact effect, and timely adjustment and improvement in order to improve the effectiveness of the cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents. Specifically, colleges and universities should track and understand the employment or entrepreneurship of graduates, including the employment rate, employment field and the success of entrepreneurial projects, etc., and grasp the actual performance of graduates in innovation and entrepreneurship. Pay attention to graduates' satisfaction and feedback on the talent training mechanism, continuously optimize the curriculum setting, close school-enterprise cooperation and strengthen employment and entrepreneurship support. Pay attention to the evaluation of talent training by employers and society, and understand whether graduates meet the market demand and the needs of employers, and whether they meet the needs of industrial development. Therefore, the establishment of an effectiveness feedback mechanism is a strong guarantee for the joint cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents by recruitment, training, employment and entrepreneurship, and also to meet the dynamic demand for innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the new era.
In the new era, innovation and entrepreneurship are the key driving forces for the sustainable development of the country and society. The cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents has become an important part of the national strategy, and colleges and universities should bravely shoulder the mission of the times and become the main highland for shaping innovative and entrepreneurial talents. (The author's affiliation is Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics).
China Education Daily, February 29, 2024, page 7
Author: Li Chungen, Ruan Yanping.