Transformation of Professional Training of Students in the Context of Education Modernization

Abstract

Education, knowledge, information and communication form the basis for the professional development, initiative and well-being of the individual. The rapid progress of these technologies creates completely new oppotunities for achieving higher levels of development. The purpose of the article is to analyze how the modernization of education can affect the professional training of students. The authors analyzed the trends in the modernization of education, characterized the changes in the professional training of students, and also conducted a survey among the teaching staff and employers to determine what changes, from their point of view, should be supported; to enhance the methodological foundations of the professional and pedagogical training of a specialist. The authors proposed a method for the prospective assessment of changes in the professional training of university students in the context of education modernization, consisting of five stages. In the article, the authors presented a fragment of the approbation of this technique at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. Based on the study, the authors made a forecast of trends in changes in the professional training of university students in the context of education modernization. Additionally, the authors identified and ranked the most likely social effects and risks as a result of the transformation of students' professional training.