Training for Labor Transfer cross the border of Quzhou, Zhejiang Province and Yilong, Sichuan Province Poverty Alleviation and Development Office at Quzhou Municipality, Zhejiang Province

Index I Background II Delivery of the training III Effects and determinants IV Experiences to be learnt

1. Background 1.1 Basic facts of Quzhou Municipality 1.2 Labor training in Quzhou 1.3 Construction of the Exemplary Bases in Quzhou Quzhou Middle Occupational School —— National Exemplary Station for Training

1. Background 1.4 Basic facts of Yilong County 1.5 Origin of the Collaborated Training between Quzhou and Yilong and other poor areas in China Opening Ceremoney of the First Yilong Training Workshop in Quzhou Middle Occupational School

2.Delivery of the training 2.1.1Training institutions： Training schools and management centers 2.1.2 Enrollment The schools submit enrollment plans Management centers inspect the plans Local office of poverty alleviation enroll the students Opening ceremony of the second Yilong Training Workshop

2.Delivery of the training 2.1.3 Content The training shall be proceeded in line with market demands, especially the industrial development in Quzhou Municipality, Zhejiang Province and further the developed areas in eastern coastal areas. The subjects may extend from agro- tech to automobile repair, garment design, domestic ervice and chemical industry, etc. Practice

2.Delivery of the training 2.1.4 Modality and fundraising （1）2 + 1 The trainees studies for 2 years locally before shifting to Quzhou Occupational School for 1 year training and getting employed. The modality focuses on self-financed study. （2）1+1+1 The government organized training courses for 3 to 6 months. Such modality of training is mainly financed by the government, the training station reduces the changes while the trainees pay for their own living and certification fee.

2.Delivery of the training 2.1.4 Modality and fundraising （3）Order placement The enterprises place orders to the training stations for specific subjects and requirements according to the development of their business, cover all the cost for the training delivered in accordance and absorbed all the graduates.

2.Delivery of the training 2.1.4 Modality and fundraising （4）Half labor half training The training stations set the training subjects according to market demands and the trainees shall join the production in the enterprises selected by the training station. Such modality is good for trainees out of poor families as they can pay the training fee by laboring in the enterprises.

2.Delivery of the training 2.2Employment and follow-up service After the training is finished, the government and training Institutions shall form up a network to support the trainees in looking for job opportunities and Provide follow-up services needed. Revisits to graduates

3.Effects and determinants Over the past two years, Quzhou Municipality organized 19 inter-regional training workshops to train 1750 farmers. Seven workshops took place with the joint efforts from Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan, Jiangxi and other provinces to train 547 students with a total of them transferred to non-farm employment; Twelve workshops took place with the joint efforts from poor areas in Zhejiang Province to train 1203 students with more than 1100 transferred to non-farm employment.

3.Effects and determinants 3.2.1 The training mode developed by Quzhou Has become a brand. 3.2.2 Quzhou is advantaged in its geographic conditions. 3.2.3 local governments in poor areas support the training.

4. Experiences to be learnt 4.1 Non-farm skills and techniques are important for poverty reduction. 4.2 Training and employment service is the key to labor transfer. 4.3 Sound training institutions and training modality are needed for a smooth labor transfer 4.4 Employment arrangements are also important