Technical skills talent development in a vocational undergraduate program: Case study of a modern communication engineering program

The development of the digital economy represents a strategic decision aimed at addressing the demands of the current scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. Vocational undergraduate programs in modern communication engineering play a crucial role in developing high-level technical talent within the information and communication sector to bolster the advancement of the digital economy. This necessitates the delineation of talent development objectives, the methodical formulation of talent training schemes, investigations into synergistic models of industry-education integration, and the establishment of the professional attributes characteristic of vocational undergraduate education. Using the Modern Communication Engineering program at Shenzhen Polytechnic University as a case study, we describe a talent cultivation model and practical experiences within the field of modern communication engineering. This model encompasses the technology-driven, project-based and competency-based integration of practice and experience within a comprehensive curriculum and professional certification system and offers insights into the furtherance of high-quality vocational undergraduate education in modern communication engineering.