The reporter learned from the National Conference on the Construction of Elderly Service Talents held by the Ministry of Civil Affairs that in response to the shortage of elderly service talents, China will increase training efforts, promote cross-industry talent flow, and broaden the source channels of elderly care talents.
According to reports, at present, the total number of elderly care service talents in China is insufficient, the level of specialization is not high, and the problems of low treatment guarantee level and high turnover rate of elderly care workers need to be solved urgently. In the next step, China will promote multi-channel and multi-channel solutions to the shortage of elderly care service talents, give play to the role of colleges and universities as the main channel for cultivating talents, and introduce more graduates of corresponding majors; Strengthen cooperation with housekeeping, property, medical care and other related fields, promote cross-industry and cross-field talent flow, and help the construction of an elderly care service system that is coordinated by home-based community institutions and combines medical care and health care; Encourage young and healthy elderly people to participate in volunteer services, actively cultivate a team of elderly service volunteers who widely serve the life care of the elderly, and provide useful supplements for the team of elderly service talents.
Li Yongxin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Elderly Care Services of the Ministry of Civil Affairs: We will work with education, human resources and social security departments to accelerate the professional education and training of elderly service talents, and support vocational colleges and universities to closely combine the development needs of the industry to open majors related to elderly care services. In particular, it is necessary to encourage elderly care service institutions to cooperate with colleges and universities to set up internship training bases and training bases to improve the quality of "order-based" training.
China will improve the incentive and guarantee measures for elderly service talents
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs also introduced that in addition to broadening the source channels of elderly care service talents, the next step will also introduce measures such as guaranteeing the salary and treatment of elderly service talents, improving support policies, etc., to enhance the sense of professional respect and social recognition of elderly service talents.
In the next step, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will work with relevant departments to introduce measures to ensure the salary and treatment of elderly care workers, support and guide elderly care service institutions to establish a salary distribution system based on job value, ability quality and performance contribution, and promote the average salary of front-line service personnel such as elderly care workers in principle not lower than the average salary level of the local residents' service industry in the previous year.
Li Yongxin, deputy director of the Department of Elderly Care Services of the Ministry of Civil Affairs: It is necessary to improve support policies, promote all localities to include elderly service talents in the scope of preferential policies such as urban points settlement and citizen treatment, and support their migrant family members to enjoy public employment, education, housing and other security services in accordance with regulations.