Recently, the National Health Commission issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Health and Health Talent Development", which clearly pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the construction of a talent team to cope with the aging population, and to train and train no less than 1 million professional talents in childcare service by 2025.
As an important module for talent cultivation, many vocational education personnel actively carry the banner of childcare service talent cultivation. "How to improve one's professional level and provide strong support for the cultivation of childcare talents?" "How to adapt to market demand, improve students' employment ability, and fill the talent gap in the industry?" With these two questions, Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen, Vice Dean of the School of Preschool Education of Jiujiang Vocational University, came to Changsha, Hunan to participate in the 2021 Jiangxi Vocational College Teacher Quality Improvement Plan - 1+X Child Care Vocational Skill Level Certificate (Senior) pilot college teacher training, exploring the path to cultivating childcare talents.
Enter the market and explore talent training
Infant and young children care, which concerns thousands of households. Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen has been engaged in preschool education for many years, and she has seen the bright prospects of child care faster than ordinary people.
"The development of the times will inevitably bring about changes in ideas and concepts. The new generation of parents generally pursues more scientific and professional parenting methods, which means that child care will be a broad road for the development of students in vocational colleges." Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen said that the more she understands the cause of child care, the more she will be determined to open up employment paths for students with the child care professional skill level certificate.
"In the past, our professional employment units were mainly kindergartens, but how to expand students' employment channels and give them more employment options is a question we have been thinking about. 1+X Child Care Professional Skill Level Certificate is just the right time." Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen said that only by clarifying the training goals of skilled talents, combining market demand, and cultivating high-quality compound talents from a professional perspective can students truly help them achieve high-quality employment.
Participated in this training, fully understanding the methods of implementing the certificate pilot is the first step for Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen to provide assistance to students in employment.
Dedicated to learning and broaden the knowledge field
Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen felt fulfilled when talking about the experience and feelings of this training.
" system, diverse and practical. I think these three words can be used to summarize the training course arrangement. course arrangement is compact, the content is rich, and every day's learning is fulfilling. 1+X certificate system pilot work, teacher teaching innovation team building, child care simulation examination drills and on-site observation of nursery school... These courses have gained a lot and have given me more ideas about the development of the school's next work. In addition, the training content is combined with actual assessment, which also allows us to immediately devote ourselves to practice after returning to school."
Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen praised Jin Zhiweiye's teacher. She said that she used to specialize in preschool education and had little knowledge of infant care. "The teachers are experts in the field of early childhood care. The explanation of each knowledge point is clear, vivid and orderly, and at the same time, she will deepen her understanding based on actual cases. Even if I have just come into contact with this field, I can quickly grasp the key points."
"During the training, I also deeply felt the teachers' spirit of work." Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen smiled and said, "The training is very intense, but all the teachers enjoy it. What they convey is not only the knowledge of child care, but also allows us to see their efforts for the development of the child care cause. With so many excellent expert teachers participating in this industry, I believe that the child care cause will flourish."
Return to school after graduation and promote development through practice
"As teachers in vocational colleges, it is our responsibility to educate and achieve success."Through this enriching study, Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen is more confident in implementing the school's 1+X Child Care Vocational Skill Level Certificate pilot work.
" Realizing the integration of courses and certificates will be the first step in our cultivation of child care skills talents. " Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen said that after returning to school, she will integrate the knowledge related to child care learned in training into daily teaching to help students grasp relevant points efficiently. At the same time, share the experience obtained from the training, establish a better teaching team, and promote the development of the school's child care professional skills level certificate.
is in a new era and fulfills a new mission. In the hot land of the development of vocational education, deepening the reform of vocational education and cultivating talents with craftsmanship should become the characteristics of "vocational education people" in the new era. Associate Professor Zhou Weizhen will also continue to create and enrich the new spirit, new concepts and new methods of talent training and education and teaching reform, promote the pilot work of the school's 1+X certificate system, empower the cultivation of national craftsmen, help students find employment efficiently, and promote the vigorous development of local child care.
