In April 1950,
Xiao Ke was ordered to establish the Military Training Department of the Military Commission, which was done in September 1950. The first step of the new unit was to translate the
Soviet Army's doctrines and regulations, and to collect military materials from various countries. This work resulted in the first draft of the three major doctrine documents of the People's Liberation Army, piloted in early 1951. On 20 September 1950, the Military Training Department of the
Central People's Government People's Revolutionary Military Commission established the Military Academic Administration Bureau. On 29 December 1952, the Military Academic Administration was expanded to become the Military School Management Department of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission. On 21 April 1955, the Military Academy Department was placed under the
PLA Training Directorate. On 11 December 1958, the Training Directorate was abolished, and the affiliated military academies and school departments were placed under the jurisdiction of the
General Staff Department, as the Military Academy Department.
Publishing In January 1950, the Military Publishing Bureau of the Military Training Department of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission of the Central People's Government was established. In July 1952, it was placed under the General Staff Department of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission. On 21 April 1955, the Military Publishing Bureau of the Central Military Commission was changed to the Military Publishing Department of the Training Directorate of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. In April 1955, the Military Training Department was restructured into the Training Directorate Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. On 11 December 1958, the Training Directorate Department was abolished, and the Military Publishing Department was placed under the General Staff Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and was renamed the Military Publishing Department of the General Staff Department. On 18 January 1963, the Military Publishing Department was changed into a bureau, called the Publishing Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters, and was affiliated to the Military Training Department of the General Staff Headquarters. In July 1965, the General Political Department reported to the
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and
Central Military Commission for approval to establish the PLA's "Warrior Publishing House" based on the Publishing Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters. In December 1966, the Warrior Publishing House was merged with the Publishing Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters, the "
A Spark sets the Plains Ablaze" editorial house of the General Political Department, and the editorial department of the People's Liberation Army Literature and Art Society. In December 1983, with the approval of the Central Military Commission, it was renamed
Chinese People's Liberation Army Press. In September 1992, the China People's Liberation Army Publishing House and the People's Liberation Army Literature and Art Publishing House merged to form the People's Liberation Army Publishing House. In February 1994, the two publishing houses were restored. In October 2003, the two merged again to form the '''Chinese People's Liberation Army Publishing House'''.
Consolidation of training organizations In 2011, with the approval of then
Chairman of the Central Military Commission Hu Jintao, the Military Training and Services Department of the General Staff Department was restructured and established as the
Military Training Department of the General Staff Headquarters of the PLA. The new unit had four new basic functions:"further strengthening the strategic management of military training, strengthening the macro management of joint training, strengthening the overall guidance of service and service training, and integrating joint army training." plus a new mission providing guidance on military unit construction. In November 2015, in the
military reforms, the Military Training Department of the General Staff Department was abolished and reorganized and upgraded into the Training Administration Department of the Central Military Commission. == Organization ==