(School of Physical Education,Changzhou University,Changzhou 213164,China) Abstract: The master major of sports for the aged in Koln Sports Institute of Germany is oriented to cultivating applica-tion type talents. Its main characteristics of cultivation are as follows: the curriculum system has 12 modularized curricu-lum structures; curriculum setup embodies “wide caliber”; teaching modes are diversified, the institute, enterprises and re-search institutes manage student education in a cooperative way; the institute values the cultivation of practical ability. Based on German experience and the current situation of cultivation of professionals of sports for the aged in China, the authors derived the following inspirations: exert the functions of nongovernmental organizations; establish occupation qualification standards for social sports instructors for sports for the aged; focus on the need of the aged society for talents of sports for the aged, strengthen the construction of the discipline of sports for the aged; open a major or direction of sports for the aged, build an education system that cultivates talents of sports for the aged in a diversified way. Key words: school physical education;master major of sports for the aged;curriculum setup;talent cultivation;Cologne Sports Institute of Germany |