The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security’s “15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Human Resources and Social Security” divides AI skills cultivation into three tiers: AI general education for all workers, digital engineer cultivation for job practitioners, and systematic AI training for students in schools. Combined with the “Skills Illuminate the Future” training action, the plan focuses on AI, advanced manufacturing, and other fields to carry out order-based and targeted training. Supporting policies include tax and fee relief and employment subsidies for enterprises that invest in employee AI skills training and job reshaping.
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he numbers are clear: during the plan period, subsidized vocational skills training will reach 10 million person-times annually, with 40 million new skill certificates added over five years. Enterprises that provide AI skills training for workers can receive tax relief and employment subsidies, and workers receive nationally recognized skill certificates—making