Abstract:

Without technological innovation from the craftsmen working on the front lines of production, it is difficult to achieve a fundamental breakthrough in the problem of “big but not strong” made in China. The cultivation of craftsmen’s technological innovation ability is the key content of the current construction of a strong country in education. Technological innovation as an essential part of craftsmen has not always been the case. The development of industrial technology has continuously deconstructed and reconstructed the connotation of craftsmen. After undergoing the connotation evolution from “the artistry of skill” in the development stage of physical experience technology in ancient times to “proficiency in action” in the development stage of mechanical technology in modern times, technological innovation has become the core essence of contemporary craftsmen under the background of the development of intelligent manufacturing technology. The cultivation of craftsmen’s technological innovation ability has its realistic basis, including the theoretical logic of the independent status of craftsmen’s technological innovation, the division of labor model basis from vertical to integrated, and the ability guarantee that craftsmen have the potential for technological innovation. The key characteristics of cultivation of craftsmen’s technological innovation ability can be summarized as follows: the type of responsibility points to practical experience, the scope of responsibility focuses on technical details, and the growth path emphasizes “reflection-practice”. Based on this, the cultivation of craftsmen’s technological innovation ability should focus on three issues: in terms of the cultivation subject, a talent cultivation pattern with vocational education as the core and the participation of multiple subjects should be formed; in terms of the cultivation content, technical knowledge should be taken as the knowledge theory basis of talent cultivation; in terms of the cultivation strategy, the methodological support of reflective practice should be emphasized.

Key words: craftsmen technology, technological innovation, national-level master craftsmen, a strong country in education