【Major News】The 2021 version of the **Professional Qualification Catalog** has been officially released! Is your certificate in it?

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Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released the 2021 version of the **Professional Qualification Catalogue**. The catalogue lists 72 professional qualifications, of which 59 are for professional and technical personnel (33 of these are entry-level qualifications and 26 are those based on skill assessment), while 13 are for skilled workers. The total number of professional qualifications has decreased by 68 items compared to the 2017 list, representing a reduction rate of 49%. No professional qualifications may be approved or recognized outside the list; within the list, with the exception of those that require prior authorization, no such qualifications may be linked to employment or entrepreneurship. In the published Catalogue, construction engineers, fire protection engineers, cost engineers, safety engineers, supervision engineers, etc. remain classified as professions requiring authorization to practice. Come and take a look~ The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has released the 2021 version of the **Professional Qualifications Catalogue**. With the approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security recently published the **Professional Qualifications Catalogue (2021 version)**. The 2021 version of the **Professional Qualifications Catalogue lists a total of 72 professional qualifications. Among them, there are 59 professional and technical qualification categories, including 33 entry-level categories and 26 category based on skill assessment ； 13 vocational qualifications for skilled workers. Professional qualifications that are subject to approval in the catalog are those related to the public interest or involve **safety, public safety, physical health, and the safety of property and lives; for such qualifications, laws, regulations, or decisions issued by the State Council serve as the basis ； Vocational qualifications based on horizontal evaluation possess a high degree of professionalism and broad societal relevance; they require substantial technical skills, and they are indeed necessary for industry management as well as the development of skilled personnel. This adjustment is based on the **Professional Qualification Catalog** published in 2017, and it reflects optimizations made in light of the requirements stemming from the **** and the State Council’s efforts to transform its functions and advance the \"decentralization, regulation reform, and service improvement\" initiative. It also takes into account recent changes in the responsibilities of relevant State Council departments as well as reforms in administrative approval procedures. ✦ Professional qualifications such as those for entry/exit quarantine personnel, rural veterinarians, and registered petroleum and natural gas engineers have been removed from the list. With the exception of occupational categories that are closely related to public safety and personal health, all 73 vocational qualifications for skilled workers assessed on a proficiency basis have been removed from the list; they are no longer issued by ** or its authorized agencies. ✦ Professional qualifications for highly specialized and widely recognized technical professionals such as actuaries, mining rights assessors, and physicians specializing in occupational diseases have been included in the list. ✦ Administrative licensing matters related to personnel qualifications, such as those for those working with hazardous goods and chemicals in transportation, road transport workers, workers engaged in special types of work, construction workers performing special tasks, and personnel responsible for the safety management and operation of special equipment, are included in the catalog as vocational qualifications for skilled workers requiring approval before they can enter such fields. Compared with 2017, the optimized catalog features 68 fewer professional qualifications, a reduction of 49%. This is of great significance for further improving the scientific and standardized management of professional qualification settings, helping to lower the barriers to employment and entrepreneurship, optimizing the environment for such activities, continuously stimulating the vitality of market entities and social creativity, and promoting high-quality development. Although the optimized list is smaller compared to before, architects, fire engineers, cost engineers, safety engineers, supervision engineers, and others are still included in it~