Toy designer training base to be set up in Yiwu

In order to make the local brands more competitive with increased added value，Yiwu’s toy industry is aiming to promote itself by taking the lead in toy design . To establish Yiwu as the toy design center in China，Yiwu Toy Trade Association is
planning to set up its own toy designer training base .

Presently，there are seven toy designer training bases in China . Yiwu Toy Trade Association has submitted its application for construction of Yiwu base and is now in preparation for it . As is planned，the base will turn out some 1000 toy designers for Yiwu toy companies in 3 to 5 years，thus making Yiwu toy industry superior to its peers in design and R&D，and increasing the added value of Yiwu’s toys.

It is learned that toy designing is a new occupation included in the official list of occupations publicized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in 2005，according to which，a toy designer is an intelligence- based talent and is subject to
the national professional qualification.