Abstract: The cultivation of craftsman spirit is of great significance to China's economic and social development. At present, there are three factors hindering the inheritance and development of craftsman spirit in China's vocational education. The first one is the students' low cultural literacy and incorrect learning concept; the second one is the students' low political and ideological awareness and lack of lofty ideals; and the third one is the students' weak sense of self-identity, confusion in life and lack of career planning. On the surface, these problems are the problems of students themselves, but the fundamental problem lies in the teaching philosophy and educational methods of the school. Therefore, the cultivation of craftsmanship spirit in vocational education in China needs to be improved from clarifying the value of skills learned, improving ideological and political awareness, standardizing the evaluation of learning and practice, and strengthening skills competition, so as to lay a good foundation for the cultivation of craftsmanship spirit in vocational education. On this basis, education and teaching reform should be carried out under the guidance of craftsmanship spirit.