As another record number of university graduates enter China’s job market this month, authorities are increasingly encouraging both students and unemployed graduates to be “re-educated” through vocational and skills-based training. Across China, cities and provinces are offering “technician class” programmes aimed at improving employment outcomes among young people. With strong backing from local governments, initiatives typically combine vocational education with internships and job placement opportunities in strategic industries. Local authorities in Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Anhui, together with vocational institutions, have recently launched a range of full-time training programmes as well as shorter subsidised skills courses.