The mismatch between workers’ abilities and the skills that many jobs now require is partly the result of China’s natural development, said Pan Chenguang, a human resources expert at CASS and the author of the 2009 Report on the Development of Chinese Talent.

“China’s economy is not the same agricultural economy it used to be,” he said. “As the economy has shifted towards production there is less demand for ordinary, unskilled labor. As a result, there is an excess of unskilled workers and an enormous lack of skilled workers.” Read more…

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