(excerpt of key policies)
In order to fully implement the spirit of relevant documents of the Central and Provincial Party Committees on talent work improvement in the new era, further promote the high-quality development of talent work in Zibo, and provide talent and intellectual support for the building of a strong socialist modern city in the new era, the following measures are formulated combining with the actual conditions of Zibo.
I. Accelerate the Building of a High-quality Talent Team
1. "One Case One Discussion" Talent Attraction Plan. Focusing on the development needs of the four strength industries and the new economy, the introduction of top entrepreneurial talents and teams will be given priority. Equity investment support of up to 50 million yuan will be provided to projects brought by the talents, and a salary subsidy at 10% - 20% of their personal salaries (up to 1 million yuan) will be rewarded to the core leading team members. For the top talents and teams that are in line with the city's major development strategies, solve the key bottleneck technology difficulties and have significant driving effects, the tailor-made "One Case One Discussion" policy will be applied to them with no ceiling.
2. Top-notch Talents Breakthrough Program. For newly cultivated and full-time newly introducedtop innovative talents, who lead core team to conduct industrial production in Zibo will get financial support of 10 million yuan as long as confirmed. Among the financial support, 5 million yuan will go to individuals as living subsidies and another 5 million yuan will go to the employers as special support for talent projects. The above funds will be distributed annually within three years according to the respective proportion of 20%, 30% and 50%. For confirmed flexibly introduced top-notch talents, living subsidies equaled 30% of their labor remunerations will be given every year, with the cumulative total amount not exceeding 2 million yuan.
3. High-end Talents Leadership Program. Among talents full-time introduced or selected by the independent application, one-time support of up to 3 million yuan will be given to national leading talents, and 1 million yuan to provincial leading talents. The above funds are one-time support, of which 40% is talent allowance and 60% is scientific research and project subsidy. With regard to flexibly introduced talents of national and provincial leading talents, as long as confirmed, annual living subsidies equaled 30% of their labor remuneration will be given, with the accumulated maximum of 1 million yuan and 500,000 yuan respectively.
4. Industrial Leading Talents Cultivation Program. Focusing on the four strength industries and the new economy, a new round of "Zibo Talent Plan" is implemented, through which about 20 scientific and technological innovation talents are selected every year, with the proportion of local talents not less than 30%. Special funds for talent introduction activities are set up. 2-3 specialized talent introduction activities are organized every year to meet the needs for different industries and fields.
5. Enterprise Management Talents Promotion Program. According to the Outline of the Ten-Year Training Plan for Entrepreneurs in Zibo (2016-2025), targeted training in domestic and overseas universities will be arranged for enterprises' responsible persons according to different levels and industries. Encourage enterprises to independently train and hire outstanding professional managers and management talents. For full-time introduced outstanding managerial talents from the Fortune 500 enterprises, China's top 500 enterprises，China's top 500 private enterprises and Shanghai, Shenzhen and overseas listed companies, one-time subsidies equaled 10% of their annual salary (maximum 300,000 yuan) will be provided based on their working years and business growth.
6. Entrepreneurial Talent Selection Program. For top, high-end and high-level talents from outside Zibo to start business in Zibo, the subsidies of 5 million yuan, 3 million yuan and 1 million yuan will be provided respectively to launch new projects. Integrate the existing municipal entrepreneurial talent teams and funds to set up the Zibo entrepreneurial competition. Through the annual competition with different tracks, about 10 entrepreneurial enterprises and 10 entrepreneurial projects initiated by high-level scientific and technological talents, about 15 entrepreneurial enterprises and 5 entrepreneurial projects initiated by returned overseas talents, and about 30 entrepreneurial enterprises and 10 entrepreneurial projects initiated by college students will be selected. Financial support of up to 1.2 million yuan, 300,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan are provided to the selected entrepreneurial enterprises respectively, and the selected entrepreneurial projects will be followed up and cultivated. If the projects are implemented in our city within one year, the support will be given according to the standards of entrepreneurial enterprises. Talents and teams entering the finals of each track will be given financial support of 30,000 yuan, 20,000 yuan and 10,000 yuan respectively. Financial support will be given to entrepreneurial enterprises and projects with high growth and great development potential by the Municipal Talent Development Fund.
7. Youth Elite Cultivation Program. In the municipal key science and technology projects, a young scientific and technological talent (aged under 40) are identified as the second host. Every two years, select about 50 full-time working young talents (aged under 40) with master's degree or above or with vice senior title or above who are engaged in scientific and technological R & D in Zibo. An annual scientific research subsidy of 30,000 yuan for 5 consecutive years and the title of Zibo Outstanding Young Scientific and Technological Talents will be given to each of the selected. Further cooperate with renowned institutions and universities, attract and cultivate young famous physicians and professors. Every year, select 5 full-time working young (aged under 40) professionals who have great influence or gain outstanding original achievements in fields of medical treatment, teaching, scientific research. An annual living subsidy of 50,000 yuan will be given to each of the selected for 5 consecutive years.
8. "Industrial Star" Reserve Plan. Select a group of new prominent talents and management talents who can lead enterprises to grow into Unicorn Enterprises, Gazelle Enterprises, specialized and sophisticated enterprises that produce new and unique products and Individual Champion Enterprise. During the two-year training period, training funds of up to 150,000 yuan per person per year are given to the employer.
9. Professional and Technical Personnel Support Program. Promote the reform of hierarchical classification talent evaluation mechanism, deepen the reform of the professional titles system for teachers in institutions of higher learning, secondary vocational schools and technical colleges, and promote independent evaluation and recruitment in colleges and universities. In the evaluation of professional titles, the grass-roots professional and technical personnel can be evaluated separately. Outstanding young and middle-aged professional and technical personnel with outstanding performance can make an exceptional application for a higher professional and technical title. We will implement the plan to introduce famous teachers and doctors and give the highest 1 million yuan support to the first-class domestic and foreign talent team introduced. The highest support of 500,000 yuan will be given to the newly trained and introduced famous doctors and teachers at or above the provincial level.
10. Skilled Talents Improvement Program. For the high skilled leading talents at or above the provincial level newly introduced and newly trained by enterprises and institutions and working full-time in Zibo, support of up to 1 million yuan will be given to them. For the technicians and senior technicians newly introduced and newly trained by enterprises, subsidies will be given to them and the accumulated maximum support for each enterprise employee is 50,000 yuan each year. For graduates newly introduced to and working full-time in enterprises, individual industrial and commercial households and new agricultural business entities in Zibo within five years after graduation, a monthly living allowance of 1000 yuan are given to the full-time graduates of technical colleges with the professional qualification of preparatory technicians (skill level); 500 yuan monthly living allowance are given to the full-time graduates of technical colleges with professional qualification of high-level labor (skill level); 300 yuan monthly living allowance are given to full-time graduates of technical colleges and secondary vocational schools with professional qualification of intermediate-level labor (skill level), which will be given for 5 consecutive years. For those newly identified as Technician Workstation and Skill Master Workshop (Skill Master Characteristic Workstation) at or above the municipal level, the maximum support of 300,000 yuan will be given. For the enterprises that effectively carry out the independent evaluation of skilled talents, the maximum support of 80,000 yuan will be given every year after the evaluation. Support of up to 500,000 yuan will be given to the organizers undertaking vocational skill competitions at or above the municipal level; for the excellent winners of the vocational skill competitions at or above the municipal level, the maximum reward of 500,000 yuan will be given to them.
11. International Talent Pool Program. More than 5 foreign high-end experts are selected every year to grant a financial subsidy of 300,000 yuan. Give more support to programs that attract talents. More than 10 high-end foreign expert projects and demonstration & promotion bases are selected every year to grant a financial subsidy of 100,000 yuan, 200,000 yuan respectively. Support foreign talents in innovation and entrepreneurship in Zibo. When foreign talents apply for the municipal innovation and entrepreneurship projects, they will enjoy the same policy treatment as domestic talents.
12. Implement special incentive plan for talents in ceramic and glaze fields. By referring to the standards of technician workstations, the city provides subsidies for existing master studios which have made remarkable achievements in leading the inheritance of skills, enabling people to live a prosperous life and strengthening industrial development.
