Objective To explore the effects of school-based training on innovative ability of young nursing teachers in the higher vocational college. Methods Fifty-three vocational young teachers were recruited and school-based training including vocational education concepts,professional ethics,and teaching methods was conducted among these teachers. The training lasted for two terms. Teachers' self-evaluation,evaluation of educational experts,and evaluation from students were compared before and after the training. Results After the training,the creativity of the young teachers was higher than that before the training（P<0.05）. The evaluation scores from educational experts and students were higher at the end of first term than those before the training（P<0.05）. The evaluation scores from educational experts and students were higher at the end of second term than those at the end of first term（P<0.05）. Conclusion School-based training can effectively improve the innovative ability of young nursing teachers in vocational colleges and boost the level of higher vocational nursing education.