Discussion on current situation and reform issues of prataculture vocational and technical education

After having overviewed current organizational situation on vocational and technical education of prataculture in China, Qinghai Vocational and Technical College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine (QVTCAV) is the only onecollege with pratacultural major among 100 national demonstrative vocational institutes. The history and achievement of the pratacultural major in QVTCAV has been initially reviewed in the paper. The reform achievements and existing problems involving curriculum system and the talent training modelsin QVTCAV are then analyzed. Strategies for possible reform and further development have been proposed as following: the curriculum and programs of vocational and technical education of Prataculture Science should be derived from the Theory of Four Production Levels of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem; the curriculum and program should be aligned to the system of national vocational qualification and the system of professional position (title); the vocational and technical colleges should collaborate with enterprises to promote the application of technology demonstration; a national authority of vocational and technical education dominated by pratacultural industry should be established. On the whole, the paper aims to provide reference for improving China’s vocational and technical education of prataculture.