Xinhua Viewpoint丨Interpretation of the "Three Branches and One Support" plan for college graduates in 2024
In order to further promote the employment of college graduates, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, together with relevant departments, recently implemented the 2024 "Three Branches and One Support" plan, recruiting 34,430 college graduates across the country to engage in services such as teaching, agriculture, medicine and rural revitalization at the grassroots level.
Up to now, more than 10 provinces such as Guangdong, Shandong, Hubei, Anhui and Yunnan have issued recruitment announcements. How do I register? How are you treated? "Xinhua Viewpoint" reporters interviewed authoritative departments.
Which graduates will be skewed for the quota?
The "Three Branches and One Support" plan is a demonstration project jointly implemented by relevant departments to guide and encourage college graduates to work at the grassroots level, with a service period of 2 years.
"According to the notice issued by us in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance recently, the number of people recruited by the central government to support the recruitment of 'three branches and one support' this year has increased by 1.3% compared with last year." Zhang Wenmiao, Director of the Department of Human Resources Mobility Management of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, introduced.
According to the notice, this year's recruitment plan is tilted towards poverty alleviation areas, northeast regions, border areas, ethnic areas, and old revolutionary areas. Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Hubei are supported by the central government to recruit the largest number of "three branches and one support", with 2,000 or more people; It is followed by Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan, all of which are close to 2,000 people. Overall, the recruitment plan will focus on the central and western regions, which will reach 84.3% of the total.
On April 28, 2024, the Sichuan Provincial Western Plan and the "Three Branches and One Support" Employment Service Special Job Fair was held at Southwest Petroleum University (Chengdu Campus). (Photo courtesy of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League)
The reporter noted that in order to better meet the needs of graduates, this year, the provinces issued the "three branches and one support" recruitment announcement and the time of organizing the examination, which was significantly earlier than in previous years, and the actual number of recruits in some provinces also increased.
Liu Shiming, director of the Human Resources Market Division of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, told reporters: "Combined with the 'high-quality development project of 100 counties, 100 towns and 100 villages' being implemented in Guangdong Province, on the basis of the recruitment plan issued by the state, Guangdong Province has appropriately expanded the recruitment scale of 'three branches and one support', and recruits about 3,000 graduates every year in recent years." ”
From the perspective of application conditions, most provinces require fresh college graduates or college graduates within three years of graduation, and some provinces will include graduates of senior engineering classes and preparatory technician classes in technical colleges and universities. In view of the difficulty in recruiting medical personnel, there is no limit to the number of years of graduation for medical positions in Hubei Province, and there will be no proportion of medical positions in Anhui, Yunnan and other provinces.
The circular requires that all localities reasonably set up recruitment conditions, and that difficult and remote areas where it is difficult to recruit and retain people can appropriately relax professional requirements and reduce the proportion of examinations. Priority will be given to recruiting graduates from poverty-stricken families, low-income families, and zero-employment families, and medical support positions will be tilted towards medical graduates who have participated in standardized training.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that up to now, about 10 provinces across the country have completed the registration and are stepping up the organization of examinations, and 8 provinces such as Inner Mongolia and Henan will issue recruitment announcements in the near future. According to the arrangement, all localities will complete the recruitment and selection work by the end of August, and the new recruits will take up their posts in early September.
What is the treatment and guarantee of grassroots posts?
What are the grassroots positions included in this year's "three branches and one support" plan?
According to the notice, all localities will focus on the development of urgently needed jobs for the development of grassroots undertakings, and expand service positions such as rural construction assistants, agricultural technology promotion, water conservancy infrastructure construction and operation management, forest and grass ecological protection and restoration, and medical and health care. Judging from the announcements that have been issued, the recruitment units mainly include township people's governments, health centers, agricultural technology stations, water conservancy stations, primary and secondary schools, etc.
The personnel of the "three branches and one support" are generally arranged to serve in the township grassroots units. All localities will be recommended to serve as deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee of grass-roots units, assistant to the head of the river (lake and forest), assistant to the director of the agricultural technical service station (institute), assistant to the director of the forest farm (station), assistant to the director of the grass-roots supply and marketing cooperatives, etc., and encourage graduates to participate in the construction of major projects and key tasks at the grass-roots level, and to grow up in promoting grass-roots research and solving practical problems in development.
"Our town will arrange 2 to 3 'three branches and one support' places this year, all of which are agricultural support positions. With the acceleration of rural revitalization, the technical requirements for grassroots work have become higher, and new requirements have been put forward for the quality of cadres. There is a great need for young people with ideas and enthusiasm to join them. Liu Yiyong, mayor of Shichuan Town, Gaolan County, Gansu Province, said.
The notice clearly states that in 2024, the central government will support the special training of 8,000 people for the "three branches and one support" personnel; At the same time, all localities should actively coordinate with relevant departments to include the "three branches and one support" personnel in the scope of talent training in the corresponding industries; They are encouraged to participate in professional qualification examinations during their service periods, and can participate in the evaluation of professional titles in accordance with regulations.
According to the reporter's understanding, in 2023, a total of 1.15 million people across the country will apply for the "Three Branches and One Support" plan, with an average examination ratio of 26.3:1.
How about the service guarantee at the grassroots level?
The standard of working and living allowance for the personnel of the "three branches and one support" shall be determined in accordance with the salary level of the newly hired personnel from the local township organs or public institutions from college graduates. The central government will provide subsidies of 12,000 yuan per person per year in the eastern region, 24,000 yuan in the central region, 30,000 yuan in the western region (40,000 yuan in Tibet and southern Xinjiang), and a one-time settling-in allowance of 3,000 yuan per person.
Since 2021, the central government has invested a total of 5.4 billion yuan, with the active support of local finance, and dynamically adjusted the subsidy standard for "three branches and one support" personnel, with the per capita annual subsidy of more than 60,000 yuan in most provinces. In addition, grassroots employers will also provide accommodation, transportation and other conveniences.
What are the development support policies for the expiration of the service period?
What measures are in place to support the development of graduates after the 2-year service period?
According to reports, about 10% of the examination plan for civil servants below the provincial level has been set aside to recruit personnel serving grassroots projects such as the "three branches and one support" plan. When county and township grass-roots institutions open recruitment, take out a certain number or proportion of posts, and carry out special recruitment for those who have passed the assessment at the end of the service period of the "three branches and one support", and increase the weight of work performance in the inspection, and no longer agree on a probationary period after hiring. When provincial and municipal institutions are openly recruited, under the same conditions, priority will be given to hiring personnel who have passed the assessment at the end of the service period of "three branches and one support".
"After two years of training, the personnel of the 'three branches and one support' are familiar with the situation at the grassroots level, have mastered certain methods of mass work, and can quickly adapt to the work if they stay at the grassroots level. Our main policy orientation to promote the development of the mobility of people who have expired is to actively create conditions for them to take root at the grassroots level and actively work and start businesses. By the end of 2023, about 90% of those who have completed their term of employment will be employed, and about 70% will remain at the grassroots level, retaining urgently needed young talents for the grassroots frontline. Zhang Wenmiao said.
Since the implementation of the fourth round of the "Three Branches and One Support" plan in 2021, 121,700 graduates have been selected to serve at the grassroots level across the country.
This reporter has learned that when public institutions in various localities conduct special recruitment, their practices are different according to the actual situation at the grassroots level. About 10 provinces, such as Anhui and Gansu, adopt the method of inspection and employment of the "three branches and one support" personnel who have completed their service and passed the assessment, and the personnel who have passed the assessment after the service period have directly stayed in the original service unit.
In order to support the "three branches and one support" personnel who have completed their service to continue their studies, the policy stipulates that they will participate in the national master's admission examination within 3 years, and the total score of the preliminary examination will be increased by 10 points, and priority will be given to admission under the same conditions.
This year's circular also specifically emphasizes that we should make every effort to do a good job in the employment service of those who have completed their service period, unblock the channels for the retention of grassroots service units, and take multiple measures to promote the "three branches and one support" personnel to take root at the grassroots level and grow into talents. It is required to organize and carry out special recruitment activities, and encourage grassroots units of state-owned enterprises to give priority to recruiting personnel who have completed their service periods, and can enjoy targeted employment services, entrepreneurship training and incubation when they are self-employed and start a business.
(Source: Xinhua News Agency WeChat public account)