Covering the business of education and training

Many of the graduates from China's four year universities remain unemployed. However, there is still a shortage of blue-collar workers with specialized skills.

China's vocational secondary schools aim to do something about that.

With a curriculum that requires the students spend half of their learning time on the job practicing new skills, the vocational schools are hoping to enroll as many as 8 million students next year.

If successful, the vocational schools will have as many students as the high schools do.

To be sure, the fopros in the US and elsewhere- University of Phoenix, are you listening? - will find this trend music to their ears.

Skilled blue collar workers can make more money than teachers and other 'professionals' hands down.

Suppose adults in China wanted to go back to college. Think about what would happen if adult education were to take off in China.

There's big business in education in China...and don't forget India, too.

What do you think?