China aims to boost its total number of certified security engineers (CSEs) to 250,000 by the end of 2015, the country's work safety watchdog said Saturday.
China has registered a total of 153,000 CSEs since the establishment of a professional qualification system in 2002, according to an online statement issued by the State Administration of Work Safety.
The government aims to raise the number of CSEs and assistant CSEs to 250,000 and 500,000 by 2015, an increase of 70 percent and 25 percent from 2010, respectively, the statement said.
A greater number of CSEs will help improve the country's work safety management, the statement said.
China will have more than 300 CSE offices and at least 30 CSE self-regulatory organizations by 2015, according to the statement.