Research on Vocational Education Empowering the Construction of Regional Craftsmanship Intangible Cultrual Heritage"Ecosystem"in Ethnic Areas of Southwest Hunan

Abstract

Vocational education constitutes a vital component of the national education system and human resource development. Grounded in the strategic context of building a strong education nation, this study relies on core models such as the integration of industry and education and the modern apprenticeship system. It focuses on the actual situation of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) skill inheritance in ethnic regions of southwestern Hunan Province, aiming to alleviate the dilemmas of regional ICH skill inheritance, explore effective pathways for the integrated development of vocational education and ICH skills, and provide support for the sustainable inheritance and innovative development of ICH skills. Based on ecological system theory and social ecological system theory, this study systematically analyzes the practical challenges faced by ICH skill inheritance, emphasizing an in-depth examination of the foundational conditions for integrating vocational education with ICH skills through the integration of industry and education and the modern apprenticeship system. It further explores the pivotal role of vocational education in empowering the construction of a regional ICH skill "ecosystem." This study constructs an ICH skill "ecosystem" framework with vocational education as the link, encompassing four core modules: inheritor cultivation, skill innovation and transformation, cultural space expansion, and policy environment safeguarding. It proposes strategies to ensure the smooth operation of this ecosystem, explores the practical needs for the integrated development of vocational education and ICH skills, effectively empowers the construction of the ICH skill "ecosystem," provides theoretical references and practical pathways for the sustainable inheritance and innovative development of regional ICH skills, and promotes the prosperity of regional cultural ecology and coordinated economic and social development.