China News Service, January 30. According to the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, recently, in order to further implement the national strategy of actively responding to the aging of the population and the strategy of strengthening the country with talents in the new era, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, the Human Resources Society Twelve departments including the Ministry of Social Security, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Health Commission, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the State Administration of Taxation, and the National Office on Aging jointly issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Talent Team for Elderly Care Services" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions" Opinion").
The "Opinions" clarify that by 2025, the scale of the senior care service talent team focusing on senior care service skilled personnel will be further expanded, the quality will be steadily improved, and the structure will continue to be optimized. The leading and supporting role of talents in the high-quality development of senior care services will be significantly enhanced; by 2035 , the policy environment, industry environment, and social environment that support the development of elderly care service talents continue to improve, and the training, use, evaluation, and incentive systems and mechanisms for elderly care service talents have become more mature and finalized.
The "Opinions" put forward systematic policies and measures focusing on key aspects such as "attracting, cultivating, evaluating, employing, and retaining" elderly care service talents.
In terms of broadening talent source channels, it is required to expand employment channels based on the characteristics of elderly care service positions, guide talents to find employment and entrepreneurship in the elderly care service field, support cross-industry and cross-field talent flow, and implement employment and entrepreneurship support policies to start businesses in areas with weak foundations such as rural areas. Increase support for employment.
In terms of improving the quality and ability of talents, it is required to strengthen professional education and training, vigorously develop vocational education in elderly care services, strengthen the training of elderly care service talents at undergraduate and above levels in general universities, strengthen technical skills training, and carry out training and improvement actions for elderly care service talents.
In terms of improving the talent evaluation mechanism, it is required to broaden career development channels, promote professional level evaluation, use elderly care caregivers as a pilot, improve the vocational skill grade system for elderly care service skilled talents, and improve the social recognition mechanism of vocational skill grades for elderly care service skilled talents.
In terms of talent utilization management, it is required to optimize job allocation, improve the talent utilization mechanism, and strengthen talent standard management; in terms of strengthening talent guarantee and incentives, it is required to improve the salary guarantee level of elderly care service talents, and carry out activities such as evaluation and commendation, skills competitions, and model selection. , increase praise and incentives, and effectively enhance the professional respect and social recognition of elderly care service talents.
The "Opinions" require that we must adhere to the principle of the party's management of talents and effectively strengthen the party's overall leadership over the construction of the elderly care service talent team. Local party committees and governments at all levels must incorporate the construction of the elderly care service talent team into the overall deployment and assessment of economic and social development and talent team building. According to the scope of the policy, relevant departments must do a good job in relevant work according to their responsibilities, and coordinate and solve major problems encountered in the implementation of the policy in a timely manner.
It is necessary to strengthen funding guarantees, coordinate the use of existing funding channels, actively expand social financing channels, and support the construction of a talent team for elderly care services.
It is necessary to encourage exploration and innovation, support the construction of high-level professional talent training projects for elderly care services, and carry out comprehensive pilot reform and innovation for elderly care service talents on a city (prefecture, prefecture, league) basis.
It is necessary to strengthen supervision and guidance, promote localities to refine policies and measures based on actual conditions, establish an assessment and evaluation mechanism, and ensure the implementation of all work.