| With the rapid development of tourism industry, a large number of high-qualityskilled talents is needed. The curriculum settings for tourism management in highervocational colleges is the key factors influencing the cultivation of high-qualityskilled talents. It’s important for improving rationality of the curriculum settings fortourism management and the quality of talents cultivation in higher vocationalcolleges to focus on the current situation of the curriculum settings of tourismmanagement in higher vocational colleges, analyze the existing problems and reasonsand put forward feasibility measures.Only using scientific methods to study the phenomenon and problem ofeducation can we reveal education laws, as well as arrive at scientific conclusions.The adopted study methods include method of literature study, method of interviewand method of comparative. The existing data has been read and organized for puttingforward the direction; The Interviews of teachers and students in higher vocationalcolleges has been implemented for giving the current situation, the existing problemsand reasons; The comparison of TAFE colleges in Australia and higher vocationalcolleges in Shandong province has been done for learning its experience..The introduction part illustrates the reason and significance of the study, makesclear definitions of the related concepts, combs existing research results and putsforward research methods and research ideas.The first part analyzes the current situation and existing problems of thecurriculum settings for tourism management in higher vocational colleges inShandong province. Although it has set up some achievements, problems like traininggoal, curriculum structure and curriculum contents exist.The second part demonstrates the reasons of the curriculum settings for tourismmanagement in higher vocational colleges in Shandong province. The author searchesfor the reasons from the government, higher vocational colleges and tourism companies.The third part puts forward the improvement and support strategies. Afterdiscussing the curriculum settings for tourism management in TAFE colleges inAustralia, finding the experiences and considering the the existing problems andreasons, the author then puts forward the improvement and support strategies.The conclusion part summarizes the study, and also puts forwards the directions. |