APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR WORK WITH PATHOGENIC BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

Abstract

Modernization of continuing education system in the sphere of healthcare and enhancement of training efficiency is associated with utilization of information and communication technologies, including remote and e-education.Objective of the study is to assess the prospects of application of electronic and remote learning in case of vocational training for work with pathogenic biological agents.Materials and methods. Using analytical methods, evaluated have been legislative, normative-methodological documents, publications in the sphere of information-communication technology application in educational activities, as well as safety of works with PBA of the I-IV groups of pathogenicity; professional competencies of the specialist allowed to handle PBA; advanced retraining and vocational programs realized at the premises of the plague-control institutions of the Rospotrebnadzor.Results and conclusions. Holding vocational reorientation courses via remote education is considered to be impossible. It is reasonable, prospective, and upto-date to apply elements of electronic learning when realizing curricula for professional reorientation, and elements of remote and electronic education in case of advanced professional training. Modern information technologies can significantly enhance efficacy of further (continuing) vocational education at the premises of plague control institutions of the Rospotrebnadzor.

Keywords

• pathogenic biological agents
• specialists training
• remote education
• electronic learning