China to boost vocational training for professionals in domestic services

BEIJING - China plans to offer domestic service vocational training with an annual trainee attendance of 1.5 million from 2025 to 2027 to meet the growing market demand in the sector.

The initiative will serve individuals interested in entering the sector and those already engaged in the field, covering a range of skills related to various occupations, according to a notice released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other five government organs.

The extensive training is intended to make the domestic service sector more professional, promote high-quality employment and meet public demand for domestic service, according to the ministry.

To improve the effectiveness of training, the notice specifies that a comprehensive assessment of jobseekers' and workers' training needs in the sector will be conducted to provide tailored programs for them.

The number of domestic service professionals in China has exceeded 30 million, and there are over one million domestic service enterprises, with the sector's market size exceeding 1.1 trillion yuan (about 152.58 billion US dollars).

As part of efforts to boost consumption, China in April issued a guideline focusing on expanding and improving the quality of domestic services, with steps to make related services more accessible to consumers, enhance policy support and optimize the consumption environment.