Single recruitment, that is, separate enrollment, is an important measure in China's education system, which aims to give higher vocational colleges the power to independently organize examinations, so that they can select talents according to their own characteristics and needs. This policy must be completed before the national unified college entrance examination, which was implemented as early as 2007. For social candidates, if they want to take the single-enrollment exam, they need to meet certain conditions. 
First of all, the candidate needs to have graduated from a higher secondary education school or equivalent, which means that they should have a level of education equivalent to a high school diploma and have not studied in an upper secondary school. In addition, candidates must abide by the Constitution and laws of the People's Republic of China and be in good health. At the same time, candidates also need to meet any of the following conditions:1Have a household registration in the province; 2.Employees who have work in our province and have social security participation records of enterprise employees in our province; 3.Retirees who have a record of enterprise employee pension insurance or government institution pension insurance payment in our province, and have a household registration in our province; 4.Former students who have graduated from ordinary high schools and secondary vocational schools (including technical secondary schools, secondary teachers, and vocational high schools) in the past 3 years; 5.Students who have dropped out of ordinary high schools and secondary vocational schools (including technical secondary schools, secondary teachers, and vocational high schools) in the past 3 years; 6.Children of eligible migrant workers; 7.Candidates whose parents are both employed in Jin or one of them has been employed in Jin for more than 6 months, and who live in Jin with their parents. 
It is worth noting that candidates can only choose a single recruitment of one higher vocational college to apply for the examination, and cannot apply for more than one at the same time. When registering, you need to fill in the "Registration Form for Individual Enrollment of Candidates for Higher Vocational Colleges in Shanxi Province" and submit relevant supporting materials. Subsequently, candidates will take the cultural competency test and vocational skills test organized by the vocational college, and those who pass the test will be admitted. For social candidates, they need to pay attention to the following points when participating in the single-enrollment examination: first, they should have an in-depth understanding of the relevant policies and regulations of the local education department to confirm whether they meet the registration conditions; Secondly, it is necessary to know the registration and examination time of each higher vocational college in advance, so as not to miss the opportunity; In addition, choose a vocational college and major that suits you, and have an in-depth understanding of the enrollment plan and admission criteria of the major; In addition, prepare relevant supporting materials, such as academic certificates, ID cards, household registration books, etc.; Finally, carefully prepare for the cultural quality test and vocational skills test to improve your competitiveness. 
In summary, if social candidates are interested in taking the single-enrollment examination, they need to meet certain conditions and pay attention to the relevant policies and regulations. If you meet the conditions and expect to enter the ideal vocational college through the single-enrollment examination, you may wish to understand the registration and examination time of each vocational college in advance, choose the appropriate institution and major, and prepare for the test of cultural quality and vocational skills.