Coupling Coordination between Higher Vocational Education Professional Structure and Regional Industrial Green Transformation: From Structural Adaptation to “1+N+X” Low-Carbon Talent Cultivation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhve.202616409

Author(s)

He Du*, Shuang Zhao

Affiliation(s)

School of Finance and Economics, Wuxi University of Technology, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

This paper explores the coordination of coupling between professional structure of higher vocational education and regional industrial green transformation in Jiangsu Province, China. Based on the degree of coupling coordination model, we estimate the level of interaction and coordination between the two systems between 2018 and 2023. Findings show that there is a dilemma of high coupling, low coordination: the degree of coupling has risen to 0.87 but the degree of coordination has only increased to 0.65, which is still in the first stage of coordination. There is a great spatial differentiation with southern cities of Jiangsu moving into intermediate coordination and northern cities of Jiangsu approaching disorder. To address these structural contradictions, we propose and validate a "1+N+X" low-carbon talent cultivation model through a case study of the Big Data and Financial Management Professional Group at Wuxi University of Technology. This model enhances coupling coordination by integrating green management concepts into core curricula, embedding green modules across professional courses, and developing practical projects aligned with industrial green transformation. Findings provide quantitative evidence and a replicable framework for green adjustment of higher vocational education professional structures.

Keywords

Higher Vocational Education; Professional Structure; Industrial Green Transformation; Coupling Coordination; "1+N+X" Model.

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