Analyzing the Integration of the Tourism Industry and Vocational Smart Elderly Care Industry with Education
As the trend of aging population intensifies,the emerging cross-disciplinary field of smart elderly care industry in tourism is gradually demonstrating tremendous potential for development.The integration and develop-ment of vocational tourism industry and smart elderly care industry with education reflect the natural pursuit of en-hancing vocational education adaptability,meeting the demands of the elderly care market,and improving gradu-ates'employability.However,the current integration and development of vocational tourism and smart elderly care industries face challenges such as a mismatch between talent cultivation and market demands,inadequate faculty and teaching resources,and a lack of deep collaboration in practical teaching and school-enterprise partnerships.Addressing the gap between ideal aspirations and reality in the integration and development of vocational tourism and smart elderly care industry with education requires clear objectives and positioning for industry-education inte-gration,strengthening faculty development,deepening school-enterprise cooperation,improving evaluation mech-anisms for industry-education integration,and achieving a positive interaction between education and industry.These efforts will collectively drive rapid development in the smart elderly care industry in tourism and the transfor-mation and upgrading of vocational colleges.
vocational tourism industrysmart elderly careintegration of industry and education