Author(s)

Huang Cheng ¹, Chen Yangle ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Foreign Language Teaching Department, Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology, Haikou, Hainan, 571126, China
² University of Sanya, Sanya, Hainan, 572022, China

Corresponding Author

Huang Cheng

ABSTRACT

There is a deep structural alignment between vocational education and the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), but the current integration practice generally remains at the surface level, facing challenges such as the marginalization of course forms, the imbalance between teaching content and skills, and the virtualization of industry-education integration. This article conducts a systematic exploration from three dimensions: role positioning, curriculum reconstruction, and ecological system construction. It proposes that vocational education should be positioned as an "ecological restorer" for ICH inheritance, that curriculum development needs to achieve a translation from "cultural symbols" to "productive technologies", and that the construction of the ecological system should be advanced through the synergy of productive training bases, credit bank systems, and three-dimensional evaluation models. The research aims to provide theoretical references and practical paths for vocational colleges to deeply participate in the protection and inheritance of ICH. 

KEYWORDS

Vocational education; Intangible cultural heritage; Curriculum reconstruction; Integration of industry and education

CITE THIS PAPER

Huang Cheng, Chen Yangle. Exploration of the Path for Integrating Vocational Education into the Protection and Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Advances in Vocational and Technical Education (2026). Vol. 8, No.1, 150-157. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/avte.2026.080120.

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