The latest group of young chefs to enter the culinary world specialize in making just one type of seafood. Crayfish restaurants are popular all over central China, with the city of Qianjiang exporting its crustaceans all over the world. Now a young school is graduating crayfish chefs, saying it's a job in high demand. CGTN's Zhao Yunfei covers the charter class's commencement ceremony and talks to some of the graduates.

Sizzling stir fry over an open flame. You may think this is a hotel kitchen. In fact, it's a crayfish chef school. This vocational college gained sudden popularity after the school announced most of its students had already received job offers prior to graduation. It's said to be a school that has reached perhaps the best of educational outcomes.

Students Yu Dashuang and Guo Xinxin received two years of professional training here. They feel ready for the work world.

YU DASHUANG CRAYFISH SCHOOL GRADUATE "I have more knowledge in cooking theory, but at work I will have to learn from the older chefs. We've experienced systematic training, we can make progress through practice."

Yu found a job in the kitchen on Guijie, a well-known crayfish street in Beijing. One shrimp costs about three U.S. dollars here. Being able to handle a chef's position is the school's major education goal. That's why it teams up with restaurants nearby, providing students with internship opportunities. But being a chef is not the only choice. For Guo Xinxin, he's looking for a management position.

GUO XINXIN CRAYFISH SCHOOL GRADUATE "This internship opportunity helps me understand how a kitchen operates."

CAO LIJUN GENERAL MANAGER, CRAYFISH KING RESTAURANT "Chefs get trained according to professional standards. One who doesn't go through the learning process may have improper food handling habits. We need to standardize our restaurant's operation."

As the school's first graduating class receives its diplomas, school officials say, the crayfish gourmet industry has entered an era with high-quality talents.

MA GUANGJUN, HEADMASTER QIANJIANG CRAYFISH VOCATIONAL COLLEGE "Vocational education is comprehensive. It's a combination of general education and vocational skill training. For example, they have to take both English classes and hotel management classes."

China has announced plans to increase the amount of national scholarships for advanced vocational schools. The upgraded enrollment system provides opportunities for high school graduates, military veterans, laid-off and migrant workers. Ma Guangjun says the country's next step should be to focus on standardizing the curriculum system and increasing the staff quality.

ZHAO YUNFEI QIANJIANG, HUBEI PROVINCE "The school is named after crayfish, which is why it got high publicity. Will it become a pioneer of China's vocational education? School officials say they don't know, but at least the catering industry has gained more respect from the public. Zhao Yunfei, CGTN, Qianjiang, Hubei Province."