Elderly education is an important measure for China to actively deal with the aging population, improve the life quality of the elderly, meet their diversified learning demands, realize the modernization of education, and build a learning society, which is highlighted by the State Council for many times.
The association standard T/CAS 754-2023, Specification of education services for the elderly in communities, has been published recently, which is jointly developed by 8 organizations, such as Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education, Zhejiang Open University and China Jiliang University.
The standard is the latest practical result of Zhejiang province’s promotion of “the pioneer of common prosperity with Chinese characteristics and provincial modernization”. As an important theoretical result of the Zhejiang Education Alliance for the Elderly, it takes the first step in the standardization of education services for the elderly in communities, filling the gap of domestic standards in related fields, and serving as an example to carry out elderly education services in communities across the country.
Zhejiang Open University and China Jiliang University have worked together to conduct research on the status quo, existing problems and service contents that need to be standardized in education for the elderly in many cities across the country.
On the basis of summarizing the work of Zhejiang province, the drafting group learned from the successful experience of other provinces and cities, and took nearly 10 months to perfect the draft.
The standard specifies seven aspects of education for the elderly in communities, including the overall requirements, service providers, service management, service content, service types, service processes, evaluation and improvement. It provides a replicable education service model for the elderly, and further promotes the high-quality development of elderly education in China.
Source: China Standardizaiton Magazine, issue 5 in 2023
