Xin'erda, a wholly owned Huabang subsidiary, was conferred Tertiary Education Didactics Prize by Education Dept of Gansu Provincial government. This is a fruit of 'cooperation of school and enterprise', more specific, is between Gansu Construction Vocational Polytech and Xin'erda Engineering. The didactics research is how to apply 'road test and inspection technology'.
Education cooperation between enterprise and school is market orientated mechanism, which is new way to cultivate talent. Road Test and Inspection Technology is a core subject of road and brigdge engineering in high vocational schools; and key subject for training high skilled pragmatic technician. It will result in qualified Inspector and Information officer after mastering this subject.
Together with provincial training base, Gansu Construction Vocational Polytechnic and Xin'erda set up a laboratory for didactic practice and Road Test and Inspection Technology was taught within the lab.
Xin'erda Limited is an A level civil engineering company, and B level Test and Inspectioin Enterprise. In order to realize the cooperation, Xin'erda provided advanced lab equipment after building a development and research centre. The Vocational Polytechnic furnished site, conventional equipment and teachers for education. Its managment is of enterprise. The cooperation is wholistic and in depth.
Through this way, the teaching and enterprise demand are integrated; teachers and technician are in one boat; class teaching and practice are integrated. The advantage is both of the aspects as followed are coupled, i.e. subject and work, subject and position, subject and profession, teaching and practice, diploma and certificate, profession and life learning. This cooperation is a distinctive model.