According to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the representative bodies involved in skills in China are mainly sector associations and sector skill councils. They cover fields such as business, construction, lights, textiles, logistics, coal, building materials, machinery, steel, construction and petrochemicals.

Many associations act as consulting and training institutions. They have their own training centre and teaching resources, and regularly organise skills training courses according to market demands and business needs.

Employer organisations involved in skills training include the following:

			China General Chamber of Commerce
			Chinese Department Store Business Association
			China Hair and Beauty Association
			China Business Enterprise Management Association
			China Machine Tool Industry Association
			China Instrument Industry Association
			China General Machine Components Industry Association
			China’s textile business associations
			China’s city commercial network construction management federation.