专业设置是高职教育发展与社会需求紧密结合的纽带。当前我国人口面临着人口老龄化加快、人口流动加速、人口红利渐失等一系列问题。在人口变化背景下,我国高职设置涉老专业是适应时代变化的应时之举。然而,高职院校在开设涉老专业过程中需针对不同类型专业合理选择招生对象、加大国家财政支持力度以及增加老年相关实践活动,才能解决高职院校设置涉老专业中出现的招生困难、教学效果不佳以及学生积极性难以调动等困境,以期实现涉老专业人才培养的可持续发展。 Professional setting is the link between the development of higher vocational education and the social needs. At present, our population is confronted with a series of problems such as the accelerated aging of the population, the acceleration of population flow and the demographic dividend decline. In the context of demographic change, the setting up of senior professionals in higher vocational education in our country is a timely move to adapt to the changing times. However, in order to solve the problem of enrollment in higher vocational colleges, the higher vocational colleges need to address the different types of majors’ reasonable choice of admissions, increase the state financial support and increase the practice related to old age. Difficulties, poor teaching effectiveness and difficulty in mobilizing students’ enthusiasm and other difficulties, with a view to achieving the sustainable development of professionals involved in the training of the elderly.