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This study provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of high-level talent loss in China’s higher vocational colleges, further understanding the current situation and reasons for high-level talent loss, increasing attention to high-level talent loss, providing a basis for the government and education departments to formulate more effective policies, and promoting the management of higher vocational colleges to adopt more targeted management measures. This study adopts a qualitative research method to systematically review the negative impacts of high-level talent loss on the country, society, higher vocational colleges, teaching staff, teaching and scientific research, other teachers, and talents themselves, from the current situation of high-level talent loss in higher vocational colleges, the types of high-level talent loss, and the factors leading to high-level talent loss. This study found that firstly, with the development of higher vocational colleges and the promotion of the "double high" construction, the trend of talent mobility has become more frequent and diversified. Secondly, insufficient salary and benefits, limited career development opportunities, and poor working environment and cultural atmosphere are the reasons for the loss of high-level talents in higher vocational colleges. In addition, although the national and local governments have introduced a series of policies to reduce talent loss, these policies have limited effectiveness in actual implementation and are difficult to completely curb the loss of high-level talents. This study provides several suggestions for future research. Firstly, it is necessary to conduct in-depth research on the diversity of causes of losses. Secondly, cross college comparative research should be conducted. Thirdly, long-term longitudinal research should be conducted. Fourthly, the effectiveness of policy implementation should be evaluated. Finally, it is suggested that future research can further explore the indirect impact of high-level talent loss on the quality of student education, socio-economic development, and other aspects.
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