There are only two ways to train technical workers. One is to train them in the factory through the method of masters and apprentices, and the other is to establish a special technical school to train them.

The method of a master taking an apprentice is feasible in the era of handicraft workshops, but it is inevitable that one generation will be worse than the other. The master may only learn 70% or 80% of what he learns from his master. If he teaches his apprentice, he will have to give a discount. After several generations, his level will eventually get lower and lower. In the era of large-scale industry, the knowledge a worker needs to master is not limited to a major. At this time, it is even more feasible to rely solely on the master to teach skills. These training work must be completed by a specialized technical school.

As early as the 1950s, China had established many technical schools, including labor departments of provincial and municipal governments, as well as departments and departments, as well as factories and technical schools. In the era of the sports, some technical schools were changed to factories, and technical training was greatly affected. After the sports, some technical schools were restored one after another, but for various reasons, the operating conditions of most technical schools were not ideal, and this state even continued until the 1990s.

Wu Shican proposed to train 50 million qualified technical workers by the end of the century. From the perspective of that year, it was an outrageous goal. You should know that in 1981, there were only 80 million employees in the secondary industry in the country, including the cadres of the enterprise, logistics personnel, workers of unskilled jobs, etc. Some small village-run and social-run enterprises do not use technical workers with high level. If you have a few tripods, you can drive a motor tool and drive a few axles, and you can be considered a technician. 50 million qualified technicians are simply astronomical.

But Feng Xiaochen knew that according to the development trend of China's industry, it was very necessary to train 50 million qualified technicians. By 2000, China's secondary industry employment population had doubled to 160 million, and China also became the "world factory". Many companies were worried that they could not find excellent technicians. The formation of a team of high-quality technicians was not a matter of three to five years, but needed to be laid out 20 years in advance. Wu Shican thought of such a problem just after listening to Feng Xiaochen's predictions, and his insight was indeed extraordinary.

"Director Wu, the matter of technician training is indeed very important, but shouldn't this matter be considered by the State Administration of Labor? We will reinstall the office to make this plan. Is it overstepping the authority?" Feng Xiaochen reminded.

Wu Shican said: "I know that technical schools are under the responsibility of the labor department, but I have seen some of their work ideas. They lack a correct understanding of the development trend of the entire industry. Not to mention the State Administration of Labor, many local labor bureaus do not regard technical schools as a platform for cultivating technical workers, but as a means to solve employment problems. Many people go to technical schools to be able to allocate their jobs. When they are assigned, they are unwilling to engage in the major they are studying, and they are more willing to sit in the office or do some relatively easy jobs. If this continues, we will have a passive situation of shortage of senior technical workers in the future."

"Director Wu is right." Feng Xiaochen nodded, "Actually, this situation has happened now. I felt this way when I was inspecting Qin Chong this time. In recent years, the number of old workers retired, and a large number of new workers entered the factory, which led to a significant decline in the technical level of the enterprise. I heard from a friend in Pujiang that the labor department of Pujiang City conducted a statistics and believed that the city lacked more than 700,000 skilled workers. This situation has seriously affected the industrial production efficiency and product quality of Pujiang."

"I have seen similar data," said Wu Shican. "But I didn't think this matter was so urgent. I felt that through the existing system, this kind of situation of not being able to be improved in the past few years. Today, when I heard you talk about the prediction of China's industrial development in the next 20 years at the meeting, I suddenly felt that the situation was very serious. If we follow the current training method, it would be difficult for us to cultivate a team of technical workers of a sufficient scale."

Feng Xiaochen asked, "So, what do Director Wu plan to do?"

Wu Shican said: "I have thought of two points at the moment: First, we need to do a survey to report to the Economic Commission for the current problems in technical training. Please ask the Economic Commission and the State Administration of Labor to pay attention to this issue from the perspective of the development of the national equipment manufacturing industry; Second, we should establish a technical normal school to output technical normal talents for the key equipment manufacturing enterprises we contact. Many of our key equipment enterprises have their own factory-run technical schools, but the faculty of the technical schools is very weak. If we can provide them with excellent technical teachers, it will play a crucial role in improving their technical training level."

"Let's run a technical normal school by ourselves?" Feng Xiaochen was shocked by Wu Shican's imagination. To be honest, he really thought about this, but every time he thought about it, he would quickly deny it, because there were only more than 20 people in the reinstallation and establishment, so how could he run a school by himself? But this idea came out of Wu Shican's mouth, and the meaning was different. Wu Shican was not a person who talked nonsense. His courage to put forward such an idea must mean that there is hope for this matter.

"This is not difficult." Wu Shican saw Feng Xiaochen's thoughts and said with a smile, "We can reinstall our own staff, but we can borrow someone else's staff to do this. We only need to make a name for ourselves."

"I don't understand." Feng Xiaochen answered honestly.

Wu Shican said: "We can find a company, borrow its current factory-run technical school and change it to a senior technical normal school run by reinstallation. As for personnel, they can second it from various units. Funding is a relatively troublesome issue. If it really doesn't work, they can only pay it to each company. But this matter is good for each company. Even if some fees are allocated, they will not have any objection."

"That's fine?" Feng Xiaochen was happy. It seemed that the wisdom of the masses was really endless.

In many people's impression, there were many ideological forbidden zones at that time, and people did not dare to do something casually. But the fact is just the opposite. Because there was a lack of various rules and regulations at that time, each unit had a great autonomy in doing things. As long as many things were not touched by the "minefield", no one would care about them. You could try them casually. The leaders of the unit in those days were also very awesome. As long as what I did was in line with the national interests, even if it was not in compliance with the rules, you would not do anything to me.

A popular saying back then was "crossing the river by feeling the stones", which means that there is no experience to follow in everything, so we can only try. The country also encourages various units to make various attempts. In the famous novel "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office", many plots of breaking old customs and bad habits were written, and these were considered to be manifestations of reform.

On the contrary, after the new century, state ministries or state-owned enterprises need to be cautious when doing things. They must be procedural in everything. If they violate the procedural requirements, even if your motivation is good, they will be criticized and even punished. The creed of many officials has become "not seeking merit, but seeking no mistakes", but they do not have the spirit of daring to be the first in the world at the beginning of reform.

The idea proposed by Wu Shican is a way to play the edge of policy. The Reinstallation Office is connected with hundreds of key equipment companies, most of which need senior technical talents. It is inevitable that they will have the problem of scratching the surface when relying on the technical schools of the labor department to train these talents. Since the Reinstallation Office is responsible for negotiating the development of major equipment, it is naturally necessary to try to solve the problem of shortage of technical workers. Then it is not a mistake to take the lead in building a technical normal school by itself.

If you want to apply to the superior authority to establish a school, it is probably impossible to pass. Because the reinstallation office is determined and the funds are also determined, there is no such thing as running a school in the original function. However, the reinstallation office can be done in the simplest way, that is, to find a company to borrow a school for use. The staffing is ready-made, and the reinstallation office is only providing technical guidance, which is not a violation of regulations.

When the school borrows it, the personnel can naturally borrow it. At the beginning, the Metallurgical Bureau had a large number of seconded personnel, which were all adaptations to complete heavy work tasks without affecting the original establishment. Such adaptations were allowed by superiors, and even the superior authorities themselves often adapted in this way.

"Is this time so important?"

Luo Xiangfei met Wu Shican and Feng Xiaochen in his office. After listening to their opinions on establishing a higher technical normal school, Luo Xiangfei frowned and asked this question. Last time, Feng Xiaochen suggested that he help solve the problem of separation between the two places in various enterprises, which made him feel a little confused. Now that the matter has not been completed, another idea of ​​running a school came out. Luo Xiangfei even doubted whether Feng Xiaochen was deliberately making trouble.

"I think it's really very important." Feng Xiaochen replied for Wu Shican.

"Tell me," Luo Xiangfei said.

Feng Xiaochen said: "The 11 major equipment projects we are currently responsible for are facing the shortage of senior technical workers. We are not willing to use traditional processes to manufacture these major equipment, but we need to introduce international advanced manufacturing processes, many of which we have never encountered before. For example, argon arc welding technology, many old welders with 30 years of working years do not know, so they can only learn from scratch. There are also CNC machine tool technology, which is completely unfamiliar to many factories.

As more and more advanced equipment is introduced, the contradiction between technical faults will become increasingly intensified. Relying on various enterprises to train technical workers in piecemeal manner, the efficiency is low, the effect is poor, and the total cost is not small. As a consultative agency, the Reinstallation Office should shoulder this burden and help all enterprises complete the training of senior technicians." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!