1. Our Practice and Proposal
James (Jianmin) Sun, Ph.D
Professor of Management
Associate Dean
School of Labor & Human Resources
Renmin University of China, Beijing
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2. Whom We are
Renmin University of China, located in Beijing, is one of the leading universities in China, ranked top 10 among more than 1,000 four-year U & Cs in China.
Established in 1937.
About 20,000 full time students in liberal & arts, economics, business, law, information sciences.

3. School of Labor and HR(LHR)
Jointly established by the former Ministry of Labor and Personnel with Renmin University in 1983, still the only independent school in research and teaching in labor, employment and HRM.
Offering bachelors, maters, Ph.D programs in Social policy and social insurance, labor economics and labor relations, and HRM.

4. LHR
With about 400 undergraduates, 350 masters, and 50 Ph.d full time and about 700 part time students.
Has close links with Central and local governments and companies.
Has extensive connections with ILO, UNESCO, international universities from Europe and North American .

5. What We Have Done
Implementing new concepts and technologies of LLL into our programs, teaching and research (Matching curriculum with society needs, developing skills instead of imparting knowledge only).
Doing research learning, training and education of adults.
Connecting learning and training with the society’s priority.
Working with MOE.

6. Related Projects Finished
Relationships between education and employment.
Employment situation and prospects of university graduates(Nation-wide survey).
The situation of work and life and career development of technicians and Engineers in China (Nation-wide survey with 7000 sample).

7. Projects
Design and implementation of training programs for Beijing municipal government officials (800 people, ).
The evaluation system of training programs (China Telecommunication).
Designing a program for developing a learning organization(three Chinese firms).

8. Projects (Cont.)
Training needs analysis of managers and professionals for four firms.
Competency model of effective managers in Chinese firms.
Vocational qualification systems in China (for World Bank)

9. Some Statistics

10. Lay-offs In 2003
Lay-offs from state-owned enterprises were 2.6M, including 1.46 M males and 1.14 females;
Lay-offs from T-V enterprises were 1.44 M, including 0.78 M males and 0.66 M females;
Lay-offs all over the country were 4.2 M, including 2.32 M Males and 1.88 M females.

12. Graduates survey
Survey based on a 9778 sample (63.5% male and 36.5% female)of university graduates in 2004:
Half graduates find jobs in SMEs
52.4% graduates rely on family members and universities to find the first job.
Most of them have no career planning

13. What Employers Look for
Professional knowledge and skills
Accountability
Willingness or intention to learn and to change
Communication skills
Coordination skills
Basic problem-solving skills
Foreign language

14. Graduates are Lack of Accountability Basic problem-solving skills
Endurance of stress and willingness to overcome difficulties
Related work experiences
Communication and interpersonal skills

15. What We Are Going to Do
1. The analysis and measurement of organizational learning in workplace.
2. Competencies of qualified employees in the knowledge economy.
3. Improving employability by life-long learning.

16. Joining ASEM-LLL Hub, We can
learn the experiences from EU and other countries;
Contribute China’s experiences to those who are interested;
Work together to develop a feasible and impacting framework for analyzing and procedures for implementing LLL in different countries respectively and
Carry out Life-Long Learning!

17.
Thank You!