A Comparison of Labor Competence of College Students in Different Educational Tracks: A Study Based on a Survey in Guangxi University of Foreign Languages

Abstract

This article is a case study of students' labor competence in two different educational tracks from the Guangxi University of Foreign Languages. According to research findings, there was no significant difference in the overall level of labor competence between ordinary undergraduates and vocational students, and there were disparities in labor competence in specific dimensions, including labor consciousness, labor knowledge, labor qualities, and labor creativity, between the two groups. Ordinary undergraduates significantly outperformed vocational college students in the dimension of labor consciousness, whereas the latter scored higher in the dimension of labor knowledge. Both groups scored poorly in terms of labor creativity. Also discussed is the importance of cultivating innovation ability, building labor knowledge, shaping labor values, and improving off-campus labor education participation among college students