China to Launch Employment Promotion Action Adapting to AI Development

On October 10, 2026, China's State Council Information Office held a press conference under the "Start the 15th Five-Year Plan" series. Reporters learned that China will launch an employment promotion action adapting to AI development, alongside the "Skills Light Up the Future" training action, a migrant worker employment promotion action, a high-quality public employment service supply action, and a "Human Resources Service+" integrated development action. The information was reported by Xinhua reporters Zhang Xiaojie and Wang Yuhao.

This deployment places AI-driven employment restructuring within the same policy framework as skills training and public employment services, which will directly shape the direction of skills training supply for workers and students and thereby change demand in the market for AI-related courses, vocational training, and talent evaluation. Because the original text only lists action names without implementing agencies, timelines, coverage numbers, or funding arrangements, the specific implementation approach and its impact on education product procurement remain to be confirmed by subsequent documents. The direction of skills training and vocational education supply may adjust with actions such as "Skills Light Up the Future," leaving room for rising demand for AI-related skills training. If the integration of public employment services and human resources services is implemented, it will affect the market for AI skills evaluation and training products aimed at workers and students.