The dual system education model is a unique vocational education model in Germany. Its characteristics are the school-enterprise cooperation model, the separation of teaching and examination, and the construction of teaching staff, which have great enlightenment to the development of higher vocational courses in China. At present, there are some problems in the development of higher vocational curriculum in China, such as unprofessional curriculum writers, insufficient implementation of school-based curriculum, and weak teaching staff of vocational education. The advantages of German dual system education model are used to solve the problems. China can adopt the strategy of promoting the participation of multiple subjects in curriculum development, strengthening the construction of vocational education teachers, optimizing curriculum implementation and using curriculum evaluation methods to develop unique higher vocational courses, and promote the development of China's vocational education to a new level.