2018 West Plan Q&A
Source: China Youth Network
1.What is the Western Project？
In accordance with the Executive meeting of The State Council and The General Office of the State CouncilNotice on Employment of Graduates of ordinary Colleges and Universities in 2003 and Spirit of teleconference on Employment of Graduates of National Colleges and Universities in 2003，Since 2003，The Central Committee of the League, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security will jointly implement the college students volunteer service plan for the western region，Recruit a certain number of ordinary college graduates or graduate students every year，To carry out 1-3 years of voluntary service at grassroots level in western China。
2.What is the scale of the implementation of the Western Plan in 2018？
Western planIn 2018, the scale of implementation is 18,300 people (including more than 2,100 graduate student support groups of the 20th China Youth Volunteer Poverty Alleviation Relay Program that have been recruited)。In the 15 years since the implementation of the Western Plan, more than 270,000 people have been selected to serve at the grass-roots level in 22 provinces, autonomous regions and cities in the central and western regions and more than 2,100 counties and urban areas of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps。
3.What is the implementation structure of the Western Plan？
The western plan is divided into basic education, service for agriculture, rural areas and farmers, medical and health care, youth work at the grassroots level, social management at the grassroots level, service for Xinjiang, service for Tibet, etc7 special projects。In 2018, the western plan will closely focus on the strategic deployment of rural revitalization strategy and winning the battle against poverty, further reflect support for ethnic minority areas, border areas, poor areas, and old revolutionary base areas, maintain and expand the scale of implementation in relevant areas, and further adjust post Settings to deeply impoverished areas。
4 .Who can sign up for the West Project？
Ministry of EducationFresh undergraduate graduates, junior college graduates or research students from universities listed in the National List of Ordinary Universities published in 2017 can sign up for the Western Program。College graduates and students who are not included in the list, and former students are temporarily excluded from the scope of recruitment。
5.What are the physical requirements for participating in the Western Program？
In good health, I passed the physical examination project of the Western Plan and met the requirements of the Physical Examination Standards for Volunteers of the Western Plan of College Students Volunteer Service (see the official website of the Western Plan to download materials)。Volunteers serving Xinjiang and Tibet should consult their parents to ensure that they are physically fit to volunteer in Tibet and Xinjiang。
6 .How do I sign up for the West Project？
Go to Project West websiteRegister in the West Program registration system and fill in the registration information。Download and print the Registration Form from the Western Planning information system. The registration form shall be reviewed and stamped by the Youth League Committee of the school and department, and submitted to the Project office of the high school (located in the Youth League Committee) for review and record。After receiving the registration Form of students, the university Project Office will review the authenticity of the information they fill in online registration in a timely manner。After the review, each university project office fills in the review opinions in the western planning information system。
7.What is the recruitment process for West Project volunteers？
After receiving the student registration form, the program office of the university shall timely review the situation of the enrolled students, organize the enrolled students to carry out written tests and interviews, and select students with outstanding volunteer spirit, excellent interview results and professional requirements for job docking。After the post docking, participate in the unified physical examination。If the university is located in the provincial capital city, participate in the unified physical examination organized by the recruitment provincial project office;If the university is located in the local (city), participate in the unified physical examination organized by the local (city) Youth League Committee or the university。After the physical examination, the school will publish the admission list and make it public3天。If there is no objection, submit the list to the Recruitment Provincial Project Office。In late June, the National Project Office entrusted the recruitment provincial project office to issue the "Confirmation Notice" to the volunteers.。Volunteers can check their admission information in the information system。If selected for the Western Program, the status is displayed as "admitted".。In early July, the National Project Office reviewed and approved the list of newly arrived service volunteers and announced it to the public。
8.Which service provinces are the national projects of the 2018 Western Plan？What is the deadline for registration？How do I apply？
The western planning and service provinces are mainly Xizang, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, etc12 western provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hubei Province, and Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province。
This year, the online enrollment period for students is closedOn June 10, when filling in the volunteer, you can choose up to 3 intended service provinces through the Western Plan Information system according to your personal wishes, and voluntarily choose whether to "obey the adjustment".。
9.Can volunteers choose their own service positions？
Registration period，The recruitment provincial project Office will determine the type of post through consultation with the relevant service provinces according to the recruitment indicators of the corresponding service provinces issued by the national project Office and the registration status of the university project offices under its control，At the same time, the service province will assign service posts to the recruiting province through the Western Plan management system，Finally, the recruitment province will carry out the job docking work according to the actual situation of the province。During the registration period, volunteers only need to determine the intention of the service province and the type of service project。Among them, the special types include basic education, service for agriculture, rural areas and farmers, medical and health care, youth work at the grassroots level, social management at the grassroots level, service for Xinjiang, and service for Tibet7 special projects。The specific service posts shall be coordinated and allocated by the local project offices according to the intention reported by the volunteers and their professional strengths after the volunteers arrive at the service place。
10.I'd like to know how volunteers in the West Project are paid？
In order to further improve the volunteer security of the Western Program, sinceOn January 1, 2016, the implementation method of the Western Plan was officially adjusted。The project funding has been changed from the original burden of the central government to the joint responsibility of the central and local governments。At present, the central government finances the western region according to 2 per person per year.50,000 yuan, 1. 1 per person per year in the central region.The standard of 80,000 yuan is allocated to the provincial financial departments through the general transfer payment system settlement, and the provinces will coordinate the central support funds and local financial funds to determine the specific subsidy standards for the provinces。Local finance at all levels will match the funds according to the actual situation, bear the part of the social insurance unit of the volunteers (the part of the individual contribution is withheld from the volunteers' work and living subsidies), and purchase commercial insurance for the volunteers such as serious diseases and personal accident injuries。
11.How long is the West Plan service period？
The volunteer service period of the Western Project has certain flexibility, and the service period is1-3 years, service agreement signed once a year。After the expiration of the volunteer's service in the current year, the volunteer can apply for extension of service to the project office of the service county in March of the next year。
12.What are the procedures for volunteer renewal in the West Project？
According to the relevant provisions of the "Management Measures for the Volunteers of the Western Plan of College Students Volunteer Service", the service period is1 year volunteer，Application for extension may be made in March of the year in which the service expires，After the agreement of the project office of the service county, sign the volunteer extension service agreement of the West Plan，And report to the service province project office for approval，The service period can be extended to 2 years;Continuous service for 2 years，Pass the annual assessment，And at least 1 outstanding volunteer，Application for extension may be made in March of the year before the expiry of the service，After the agreement of the project office of the service county, sign the volunteer extension service agreement of the West Plan，And report to the service province project office for approval，The service period can be extended to 3 years。The service provincial project Office will report the number of volunteers deferred and the list to the national Project Office before the end of April each year。The relevant content can be directly logged in the official website of the Western Plan to consult the "Management Measures for College Students Volunteer Service Western Plan Volunteers".。
13 .Where should I consult if I have enrolled in the Western Planning System but have not yet been audited？
The registration period for the 2018 Western Project Information System is from April 27 to June 10。After the system registration, download and print the Registration Form, which will be reviewed and stamped by the Youth League Committee of the school and department, and submitted to the project office of the high school (located in the Youth League Committee) for review and record。The School Project Office (School Youth League Committee) will review the authenticity of the online registration information after receiving the registration Form。After the audit, fill in the audit opinions in the western planning information system。Therefore, if students do not see the approval after registration, they can consult the school Youth League committee of their university。
14 .What training do West Project volunteers receive before they start their job？
After the volunteers report to each service province, each service province organizes centralized training for volunteers, mainly including volunteer service concept, safety and health education, management system specifications, local basic conditions, insurance claims, team spirit and other training。After arriving at the service county after the centralized training, the service county will organize and carry out pre-service training in the county situation, village style, folk customs and other aspects;Organize volunteers serving in primary and secondary schools to participate in pre-job teaching training, practice in local education departments, prepare lessons, and visit home。
15 .When do West Project volunteers attend pre-job training？
After the project office of the service province (region, city) determines the specific location and schedule of volunteers' registration training, From July 20 to 31, it is usually the registration and training time for volunteers。Volunteers with "confirmation Notice", graduation certificate and personal identity documents, to the service province (region, city), to participate in the unified organization of centralized training, training time shall not be less than 4 days。
16.What else do volunteers need to do after arriving at the service place？
After the volunteers arrive at the service place after the training, they should confirm and improve the relevant service information in the Western Project information system, and the project office of the county where the service place is located will complete the review。
17 .What are the regulations on volunteers' leave and leave during the service period？
According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures for the Management of Volunteers in the Western Plan of University Students Volunteer Service", volunteers enjoy the right to rest (leave) as stipulated by relevant national laws and regulations。Volunteers should submit a written application for leave (leave due to illness needs to provide a hospital certificate) and be approved by the corresponding authorities, the specific provisions are as follows:
(1) Ask for leave1-2 days, by the service unit examination and approval。
(2) Ask for leave3-10 days, after the agreement of the service unit, the project office of the service county for examination and approval。
(3) Ask for leaveFor more than 10 days, it shall be approved by the project office of the service county and submitted to the project office of the service province for examination and approval。
(4) Personal leave shall not exceed each time in principle15 days, no more than 20 days within a year, after the expiration of the service qualification, terminate the service agreement。
(5) The project office of each service county determines the time for volunteers to return home to visit relatives and work according to the actual situation。
18.Can the volunteer change the service location during the service period？
According to the relevant provisions of the "Management Measures for the Volunteers of the Western Plan of College Students Volunteer Service", in principle, the volunteers of the Western Plan should serve in accordance with the units signed at the time of recruitment。However, during the service period, if the volunteer position arrangement is unreasonable, it can be adjusted within the county after the applicant's application and the agreement of the project office of the service county。If the volunteer is really not suitable for working and living in the local area due to health, dialect, living habits and other reasons, the service county project office agrees and reports to the service province project Office for approval on the basis of soliciting the opinion of the volunteer, and the service place can be adjusted within the scope of the province (region, city)。Service posts may not be adjusted across provinces in principle。Intra-provincial and inter-provincial adjustments must be submitted to the National Project Office for review, and approved volunteers must complete the information update in time when arriving at the new service place to protect the rights and interests of volunteers。
19.How can I prove my volunteer status in the West Project？
Local governments strengthened the construction of volunteer databases，Establish and improve the current and past volunteer ledger and talent pool，Strengthen long-term links to the development of volunteer work，Timely issue "West Plan Service Certificate" to qualified West Plan volunteers after the service expiration.，Service certificate is an important certificate for volunteers to enjoy relevant policy support after the expiration of service，Format and coding by the National Project Office，It is issued by the service provincial (autonomous region, city) project office during centralized training，After the end of the service and passing the examination，The county (city, district, flag) project office shall affix the official seal before it takes effect。
20.What are the existing measures to help volunteers successfully achieve employment after the end of the service of the western Project volunteers？
Every year before the expiration of volunteer service, the national Project Office of the Western Plan notifies the service places to do a good job in employment services in the form of a document, and promotes the implementation of policies on civil servant recruitment, recruitment of public institutions, service age calculation, self-employment, and migration of household records。The service county project office provides employment information for volunteers through various channels and platforms;And actively coordinate vocational and technical training institutions to do volunteer vocational skills training work, career planning guidance。The project offices of colleges and universities will include unemployed volunteers who have completed their service into the overall arrangements for the employment of graduates in the current year。
21.At present, there is no special incubator or venture fund support for volunteer entrepreneurship in the western project？
According to the Notice on Coordinating and Implementing the Work of Guiding college Graduates to Rural grass-roots Service Projects (issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security2009] No. 42) stipulates that graduates who have passed the assessment after the expiry of their service are self-employed，Enjoy the preferential policies stipulated in the Notice of The General Office of the State Council on Strengthening the Employment of Graduates of ordinary Institutions of higher Learning (2009) No. 3)，The talent service agencies under the human resources and social security departments and public employment service agencies provide free entrepreneurship guidance, employment recommendation, entrepreneurship guidance and other public services。Specific preferential policies can refer to the provisions of document No. 3 of The State Council (2009) : for college graduates who are qualified to engage in self-employed business，No administrative fees will be charged，Self-employed college graduates registered as unemployed in local public employment service agencies，Self-financing is insufficient，Can apply for a small guaranteed loan of not more than 50,000 yuan;Partnerships or organizations for employment，The scale of loans may be appropriately expanded in accordance with regulations;Engaging in projects with small profits as prescribed by the local government，May enjoy interest discount support according to regulations。Vocational training subsidies shall be given to college graduates who are willing to start their own businesses and participate in entrepreneurship training in accordance with regulations。We will strengthen guidance services for college graduates to start businesses, and provide "one-stop" services including policy consultation, project development, entrepreneurship training, entrepreneurship incubation, small loans, opening guidance, and follow-up counseling。All localities should build and improve a number of college student entrepreneurship parks and business incubation bases with small investment and quick results, and give relevant policy support。
22.What are the preferential policies for postgraduate entrance examination enjoyed by volunteers of the Western Plan？
Western Project volunteer serviceMore than 2 years, three years after the expiration of the service to apply for a master's degree, the total score of the initial test plus 10 points, the same conditions under the priority admission。After the preliminary examination results are released, volunteers need to apply for extra points to the graduate enrollment department of the university with their ID card, service certificate, service appraisal form and other certification materials。The graduate enrollment departments of relevant universities need to log in the system of the Ministry of Education and download the list of extra points for volunteers in the Western Plan of the year, and volunteers in the list can enjoy the policy of extra points。After the volunteers get extra points, if they encounter any adjustment problems, they should ask the graduate enrollment department of the original university to apply to the staff of the research recruitment management platform of the Ministry of Education, and manually enter the volunteer information into the graduate examination adjustment system。
23.What are the preferential policies for civil service examination enjoyed by volunteers of the Western Project？
In accordance with the Notice on Coordinating and Implementing the Work of Guiding college Graduates to Rural grass-roots Service Projects (issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security42) document relevant provisions: provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central (city) level above the party and government organs to employ civil servants，Adhere to the principle of "every entrance must be taken"，And specify the proportion of staff with more than 2 years of grassroots work experience，County and township organs should provide certain positions，College students who are specially recruited to take jobs in villages and other special projects。Graduates of all specialized programs who have passed the examination after the expiration of their service are equally entitled to the preferential policies for civil servants employed by party and government organs at or above the level of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government。As far as the current actual situation is concerned, volunteers of the Western Plan who have served for 2 years and passed the assessment can enjoy the relevant preferential policies of the national civil service examination, and the specific situation is subject to the local recruitment announcement。
24.Whether you still have the status of fresh graduates after the expiration of volunteer service？
According to the General Office of the CPC Central Committee Issued by The General Office of the State Council<关于引导和鼓励高校毕业生到基层工作的意见>的通知》等相关文件精神，Within 2 years after the completion of the service of the personnel who have no work experience before participating in the Western Plan project and pass the assessment (the volunteers of the graduate Education Support Group start to count when they graduate)，Volunteers can enjoy the relevant policies of fresh college graduates in participating in the entrance examination (recruitment) of organs and institutions, absorbing employment of various enterprises, starting their own businesses, settling down, and studying。
25.Is length of service calculated during the West Program？
Notice on the Implementation of College Students' Volunteer Service Plan in the West (China Youth Joint Development)2003] No. 26) provides for the length of service to be counted。The Notice on the overall implementation of Guiding college graduates to rural grass-roots service Projects (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (2009) No. 42) stipulates that the service years of graduates from specialized colleges and universities to rural grass-roots units are calculated as years of service。In the implementation plan of the Western Plan, it is also clear that the volunteers who have expired their corresponding service and passed the assessment will calculate the service period and length of service according to the actual service years, and will be reflected in the service certificate and service appraisal table。
26.Can the volunteers of the Western Project apply for tuition fees of college graduates and national student loan compensation？
In accordance with the relevant provisions<高等学校毕业生学费和国家助学贷款代偿暂行办法>的通知》（财教〔2009〕15号）的有关规定，Since 2009，For full-time college students (including higher vocational colleges), graduate students, and fresh graduates of the second bachelor's degree who have graduated from ordinary institutions of higher learning under the central department, the implementation of the corresponding tuition fees and student loans will be compensated if they participate in the Western Plan to find employment in grass-roots units in the central and western regions and in remote areas with a service period of more than 3 years (including 3 years)。Those who sign a one-year contract for the first time and then extend the service period to 3 years will not enjoy the tuition fee and student loan compensation policy。Eligible newly selected volunteers should apply to relevant institutions such as the University Student Management Financial Assistance Center when they go through the procedures for leaving the university (the second appointment can be made before December of the same year)。Each local college is based on the relevant policies issued by the province。
27.How to solve the problem of accommodation for volunteers？
According to the requirements of relevant documents, county-level project offices and grass-roots service units are encouraged to actively provide volunteers with transportation, accommodation and food and other aspects of convenience, and improve the level of security。
28.What are the differences between local projects and national projects in the West Plan？
The local project of the Western Plan of University students Volunteer service is an important component of the Western Plan, an important supplement to the national project of the Western Plan, and a full embodiment of the role of the demonstration project of the Western Plan。In accordance with relevant documents and regulations, provincial (autonomous regions and municipalities) project offices are encouraged to implement local projects under the Western Plan and strengthen the standardized management of local projects。Local projects shall be organized and implemented in accordance with the operation mode and working requirements of national projects, and the required funds shall be borne by the local governments, with provincial (autonomous region and municipal) project offices as the main responsibility。For details of local projects, please consult local project offices。
29.Whether the local project volunteers of the West Plan can enjoy the preferential policies of national project volunteers？
According to the relevant documents, local project volunteers enjoy the same policy treatment as national projects in terms of education, employment, and seniority calculation, and the specific situation is subject to the implementation plan jointly issued by the four ministries and commissions in the year。
30.Why would I want to go west？
习近平总书记在党的十九大报告中说："When young people thrive, the country prospers, and when young people are strong, the country is strong。If the young generation has ideals, ability and responsibility, the country will have a future and the nation will have hope。Today, the vast west is gradually becoming a new hot land and blue ocean for the majority of young people to start businesses and realize their youth dreams。"Young people should have aspirations and be determined in all directions。Wherever the motherland needs, it is my hometown."。Young friends, let us persist in walking with the motherland, dedicate ourselves to the people, and take the initiative to apply for going to the west, to the grassroots, to the places where the motherland and the people need it most!Do an unforgettable thing in a short time of one year!
