This year, the first batch of undergraduates majoring in pension graduated and were "hired" by many pension institutions. Through learning and practice that meets the needs of the market, these "youth caregivers" have a solid professional foundation and practical ability, and have achieved a seamless transition from campus to work.
Source: Workers' Daily
Editor: Lingxing
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On September 3, Shandong Women's University ushered in the registration of 2024 freshmen, and the school's much-watched pension major also ushered in a batch of "budding new", with a total of 473 undergraduate freshmen in the two majors of pension service management and health service and management.
In October 2019, the Ministry of Education and other seven departments jointly issued a document to encourage and guide ordinary undergraduate colleges and universities to set up age-related majors such as home economics and geriatrics.
In September 2020, Shandong Women's University and Shanghai University of Engineering Science became the first batch of undergraduate colleges in China to set up senior service related majors and enroll students that year. This summer, nearly 100 undergraduates majoring in pension from the two schools graduated and were "hired" by many pension institutions.
These graduates who enter the pension industry with vigor and vigor are also known as "youth pensioners". What are their employment and career development prospects? How to cultivate more new forces for the pension industry? The reporter conducted an interview on this.
More than 400 positions are available for 64 graduates
During the graduation season, Shandong Women's University held an employment double selection meeting, and 35 pension institutions and enterprises provided more than 400 jobs such as pension housekeepers and social work commissioners for 64 fresh graduates of Shandong Women's University in pension service management.
The fact that the number of jobs far exceeds the number of graduates also appeared in the special employment and internship job fair for senior service management majors held by Shanghai University of Engineering Science.
It is understood that these pension institutions and enterprises adopt a variety of strategies to attract graduates to come to work. Some companies have developed new positions such as caregivers and geriatric assessors, and have provided clear career paths; Some agencies offer competitive salaries within the industry and promise comprehensive insurance benefits; There are also companies that emphasize their unique corporate culture and comfortable working environment.
Mr. Meng, the head of the personnel department of a health care institution in Yanqing District, Beijing, told reporters that the current imbalance between the supply and demand of talents is a common problem faced by the national pension industry. Among them, young professionals are particularly lacking. "At present, the demand for pension services is diversified and high-quality, which puts forward higher-level requirements for pension service talents."
In Mr. Meng's view, the reason why the first batch of undergraduates majoring in elderly care services is favored is that the students have rich knowledge and high professional quality, and have a better understanding of advanced elderly care technology and equipment. With the improvement of the quality of life requirements of the elderly, young elderly care service talents can not only provide basic care, but also share new knowledge to meet their spiritual needs.
According to Mr. Meng, it is easy to build a close and trusting relationship between young college students and the elderly, because "when the elderly see young people, they think of their grandchildren, and they naturally feel a sense of intimacy."
Make the transition from campus to work seamless
"There are many more companies and positions to recruit than I imagined, and the positions involve the entire chain of the pension industry." As the first batch of undergraduate graduates majoring in elderly care services, Lin Manqing from Shandong Women's University finally chose to work in a well-known elderly care community in Shandong.
Different from the junior college education, which focuses on the training of nursing service personnel in the elderly care industry, the undergraduate senior service management major focuses on cultivating talents who can be competent in the operation and management of elderly care institutions. The reporter learned that the reason why these undergraduate graduates chose this major that year was mainly because they were optimistic about the "sunrise industry" of pension, and believed that the development prospects were good and they could find development space in it.
At the beginning of this year, half a year before graduation, Chen Xiao, the first undergraduate student of Shandong Women's University majoring in pension service management, received an "olive branch" from a health care company where she had interned. The company's offer was attractive: a managerial position with a favorable salary. After participating in several employment double election meetings, Chen Xiao received 4 job offers one after another. After some careful consideration, she finally decided to join a chain health care company in Qingdao.
"Our goal is to make the transition from campus to work seamless for students." Yan Xiaohong, dean of the School of Social and Law of Shandong Women's University, said.
In the view of Liu Shasha, a graduate of Shandong Women's University majoring in pension service management, her professional classes are very practice-oriented, and the form of classes is mainly discussion, and the teacher never follows the book. In her sophomore year, she participated in discussions about the safety of the elderly. During the internship, she applied the knowledge she learned in the classroom to her work, and put forward suggestions to the internship unit for safety protection measures for the elderly, such as "setting up double handrails against the wall in the foyer".
According to reports, in order to improve students' practical ability, Shandong Women's University has established cooperative relations with many pension enterprises to provide students with internship opportunities and enhance students' practical experience.
At Shanghai University of Engineering Science, under the arrangement and guidance of professional teachers, students enter the elderly care institution for internship from the beginning of their freshman year, starting from the basic nursing post and gradually transitioning to the operation management post, so as to understand the operation mode of the whole institution.
From "Recruit" to "Stay"
According to reports, most of the first undergraduate students majoring in pension service management in these two universities chose to stay in the pension industry.
Although a high proportion of students are willing to join the elderly care industry, the problem of talent retention still exists. Mr. Meng bluntly said that more than half of the young people in his company leave their jobs within two years. "High liquidity and churn rates are long-term challenges for the pension industry."
In addition to the high work intensity and low social recognition, the psychological gap caused by insufficient understanding of the industry is also an important factor affecting the retention rate of young people.
In order to cope with this problem, Shandong Women's University is committed to deepening students' understanding of the elderly care industry and improving their professionalism.
In terms of talent training program, Shandong Women's University has formulated a talent training program through a large number of market research and according to the job skill requirements of the pension industry. Subsequently, we actively seek cooperation with related enterprises, from the research and development of teaching materials to the construction of online training courses, with the in-depth participation of enterprises to ensure that the teaching content meets the needs of enterprises.
Yan Xiaohong said: "During the students' time at the school, we help them build a deep understanding of the needs of the elderly through teaching activities and practical projects, and cultivate their professional feelings of respecting and helping the elderly. ”
Chen Xiao said that in a class, the teacher brought a dress-type hemiplegic nursing simulation device, a dress-type elderly action simulation device, etc., so that students can have a deeper understanding of the physical and mental state of the elderly. "After putting on the device, it was difficult to move, and when I went down the stairs, I accidentally fell, and I was irritable and helpless." Chen Xiao describes how she feels after wearing the simulator.
"This teaching method helps to enhance students' empathy for the elderly, understand the service needs of the elderly, cultivate students' carefulness and patience, and enable them to provide more humane services for the elderly in their work." Chen Shujun, director of the teaching and research department of pension service management at Shandong Women's University, said.
"Judging from the career development path provided by the employer, young college students who are caring, practical and willing to work for two to three years will have the opportunity to get a job promotion." Mr. Meng thinks.
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