China will soon begin reform of professional rankings with more focus on contribution and ethical¹ conduct to assist career development and to make the evaluation² process more open and transparent³.

 

中国将很快进行职业等级领域的改革，更加重视贡献和道德行为以促进职业发展，同时使评估过程更加公开透明。

 

According to a circular issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, the reform will begin in engineering, hygiene⁴, agriculture, accounting⁵, institutes of higher education, and scientific research within three years.

 

The new system will take shape in five years with an emphasis on scientific evaluation and standard management. Professional ranks will also be expanded to include new professions and industries.

 

The new method will focus on ethics⁶ and innovation, and there will be no universal requirements in regard to foreign language ability or computer skills.

 

The previous evaluation system did not meet the requirements of the times and some tests - notably⁷ the foreign language requirement - even created bottlenecks⁸, said Cheng De'an, professor with Southwest University of Political Science and Law.

 

The reform concerns more than 55 million professionals in fields such as engineers, teaching, translation and accountancy.

 

Those found guilty of plagiarism⁹ in the evaluation process will be denied senior professional titles.

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