With the onset of the digital era,the digital divide confronting the elderly population is increasingly evident.This paper outlines the current state of elderly education and the challenges related to technological access barriers,incompatibility of educational content and methods,and constraints posed by social environment and psychological factors.The article puts forward the mechanisms and practical strategies of"vocational-adult collaboration"to facilitate the digital inclusion of elder adults,and thoroughly examines the role of the collaborative model between vocational and adult education in enhancing the digital inclusion of the elderly population.This includes collaborative innovations in curriculum development,modular teaching content,teaching models,and the development of collaborative teaching staff.The goal is to establish an open,coordinated,and high-quality lifelong learning system to achieve educational digital transformation and satisfy the diverse and personalized educational needs of the community in both breadth and depth.
digital divideelderly educationvocational-adult collaborationdigital integrationlifelong learning