Formation of professional competencies based on the integration of higher education and vocational training programs

Abstract

Introduction. The relevance of the research is due to the need to find effective methods to form professional competencies in engineering training in accordance with modern requirements of employers. Goal. The article clarifies some issues of the implementation of vocational training program “Initial training of rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia to conduct search and rescue operations” in the profession of “Lifeguard” simultaneously with the training of students in Mining specialty (profile) “Technological safety and mining rescue” and obtaining additional qualifications for higher education. Materials and methods. Despite the methodological difficulties of combining the programs, the ways of implementing the courses of basic educational program of higher education and the program of professional training of lifeguards without increasing the workload of the teaching staff of the departments are shown. Results and discussion. Due to the synchronization of curricula and work programs of the courses, it was possible to synchronize the courses of the curriculum for training in the specialty and the courses of the curriculum for training lifeguards , determine the required number of hours for students to pass special courses and obtain appropriate certification documents and a certificate “Lifeguard”. The logistical support of the fire and rescue training unit of the Institute of Vocational Training of the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia allowed future mining engineers to work out their professional skills to rescue people at ground facilities. Conclusion. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the inclusion of a specialized vocational training program in the higher education program will ensure the formation of additional professional competencies necessary to work at production facilities.

Keywords

• mining
• mining engineer
• lifeguard
• higher education
• vocational training
• practical training
• educational and industrial practices
• quality of training