Innovation of Faculty Development Mechanism for Cruise Catering Management Courses Under the Context of Industry-Education Integration

Abstract

Under the industry-education integration context, faculty development for cruise catering management courses faces challenges in aligning educational supply with industry demand. This study, grounded in dynamic capability theory, systematically analyzes three key issues: insufficient industry practice experience among instructors, inadequate industry-academia collaboration mechanisms, and weak digital teaching competencies. Through constructing an integrated innovation mechanism combining “dual-mentor system, digital empowerment and dynamic evaluation,” and validated by the case of Qingdao Ocean Shipping Mariners College, the effectiveness of industry-academia co-built platforms, competition-certificate integration, and job competency evaluation pathways is demonstrated. Findings show a 40% increase in faculty industry practice participation, 35% improvement in digital resource utilization, and 85% student industry certification pass rate. This study provides a replicable faculty development paradigm for vocational education under industry-education integration.