At present, the population of elderly people aged 60 and above in China has exceeded 310 million, including about 45 million disabled and dementia elderly people, and the demand for elderly care is increasing day by day. At the same time, there is still a significant gap in China's elderly care services, especially in terms of talent supply. The latest data shows that currently only 2.48 million people in China have obtained vocational qualification certificates or vocational skill level certificates for elderly care workers. Further expanding the supply of elderly care talents is necessary to actively respond to the urgent needs of an aging population. Shortcomings such as a shortage of elderly care talents, high mobility, lack of standardized training, and significant differences in service quality urgently need to be addressed. On the other hand, it is also a major opportunity to effectively expand domestic demand and boost consumption. The scale of China's silver economy has reached about 7 trillion yuan. It is estimated that by 2035, the scale of the silver economy is expected to reach about 30 trillion yuan, and there is huge growth space for consumption of life services such as elderly care and nursing. In order to better match the needs of elderly care, it is necessary to promote the growth of the quantity and quality of elderly care talents. While accelerating the expansion of the talent pool, it is also necessary to continuously promote the transformation of practitioners from "physical" to "skilled". In recent years, China has launched a series of policy measures to strengthen the training of elderly care talents. Especially since the beginning of this year, the State Council's Leading Group for Employment Promotion and Labor Protection has issued an implementation plan to support the employment and entrepreneurship of key groups, focusing on key livelihood services such as elderly care to promote employment; The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security have issued opinions on accelerating the recognition of vocational skill levels for elderly care service skilled talents, promoting the optimization of the structure, improvement of quality, and expansion of the scale of elderly care service skilled talents; The Ministry of Education, the National Health Commission, and other departments have issued notices to strengthen the construction of medical and elderly care and management majors... All departments are working together in talent cultivation, skill evaluation, employment security, and other aspects to provide stronger talent support for the high-quality development of elderly care services. Focusing on improving the skills and salary of elderly care personnel, various regions have also taken active actions: Shanghai has created the "Hongkou Elderly Care Nurse" labor brand, driving frontline nursing staff to earn over 9000 yuan per month; Guangdong has established majors related to elderly care services in 198 universities, with over 160000 students enrolled; Fresh graduates from Beijing who enter local elderly care service institutions to work full-time in elderly care services can enjoy a one-time entry reward of up to 60000 yuan... With the implementation of practical measures, the development of elderly care talents will be more extensive and the sense of career gain will be stronger. (New Society)