Guangming Daily reporter Zhou Shixiang, in order to encourage and attract more technical and skilled talents to teach part-time in vocational schools and strengthen the construction of high-quality "dual teacher" teaching teams in vocational schools, recently, the Ministry of Education, together with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, jointly revised and issued the new "Management Measures for part-time teachers in vocational schools" (hereinafter referred to as the "Management Measures"). How can the "Management Measures" make the management of part-time teachers in vocational schools more evidence-based, standardized, and comprehensive? The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Education provided an explanation. The revision of the "Management Measures" reflects the urgent talent demand of vocational schools. Journalist: For many vocational schools, hiring part-time teachers is a measure to fill the gap in teacher demand, optimize the age structure of teachers, and improve the quality of education and teaching. However, from the practice of some schools, external part-time teachers also have problems such as high mobility and difficulty in management. What are the considerations for revising the Management Measures? Relevant officials of the Ministry of Education: In 2012, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council issued the "Management Measures for Part-time Teachers in Vocational Schools" (Teacher [2012] No. 14), which clarified the conditions, hiring procedures, organizational management, and funding sources for hiring part-time teachers. It is a guiding document for personnel of enterprises and institutions to teach part-time in vocational schools. With the vigorous development of China's economy and society, the important position and role of vocational education in the cultivation of technical and skilled talents are becoming increasingly prominent. Vocational schools also urgently need more engineering and technical personnel, high-skilled talents, management personnel, skilled craftsmen, etc. from the front line of enterprises to participate in talent cultivation, and strengthen the construction of high-quality "double teacher" teacher teams. Especially in recent years, with the comprehensive deepening of the reform of the construction of the new era teacher team, the deepening of the construction of the modern vocational education system, the introduction of relevant policy documents to promote the high-quality development of modern vocational education, and the revision and implementation of the Vocational Education Law, society has put forward new and higher requirements for the construction of part-time teacher teams in vocational schools. On the basis of in-depth research on the overall situation and relevant policy implementation of part-time teachers in some provinces and vocational schools, and after soliciting opinions from multiple parties, the Ministry of Education, in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, revised and issued a new "Management Measures". Strict management and clear understanding of actual teaching situations are important references for evaluation and promotion. Journalist: For external teachers who have non-standard appointment procedures and pay attention to "hats" while neglecting actual contributions, how can the new "Management Measures" ensure the competence of part-time teachers in terms of professional ethics, style, and educational level? The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Education: Firstly, in terms of the scope of application, in accordance with the relevant content of the current Vocational Education Law, the "Management Measures" have further clarified the scope of the referred vocational schools, including secondary vocational schools (including vocational schools) and higher vocational schools (including vocational schools at the professional and undergraduate levels), and include vocational education undergraduate courses in the management. Secondly, in terms of the conditions for selecting part-time teachers, one is to include enterprise and public institution managers in the selection scope, and the other is to cancel the requirement for hiring retired personnel to teach