The establishment of private schools that implement academic education, preschool education, self-study exams and other cultural education shall be examined and approved by the education administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level in accordance with the authority prescribed by the state.

The establishment and implementation of vocational qualification training and vocational skills training in private schools shall be examined and approved by the administrative department of labor and social security of the people's government at or above the county level in accordance with the authority prescribed by the state, and copied to the education administrative department at the same level for the record.