Study on the Alignment Between Talent Training Directions and Employment Market Demands in the Landscape Architecture Industry

Abstract

Currently, talent training in Chinese universities for landscape architecture is mainly divided into three directions: “landscape planning and design,” “landscape construction management,” and “landscape plant planting and maintenance.” However, with the background of the slowing urbanization process and the widespread demand for composite talents in society, it remains to be verified whether the traditional three major talent training directions in landscape architecture align with the job demands in the current construction market. Based on a survey and analysis of over 300 industry practitioners, this study found a clear trend of merging the three major employment directions into “landscape design and construction” and “landscape plant planting and maintenance.” This presents new requirements and directions for the skill training of landscape architecture majors in universities and provides insights into the alignment between talent training and employment demands in other industries.