Vol. 2 No. 31 (2025)
Professional Pedagogics

Professional Pedagogics

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DESIGNING COMPETENCY MODELS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS

Published 18.09.2025

  • Natalia Kulalaieva

Natalia Kulalaieva
Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman image/svg+xml

Abstract

Relevance:. the paper analyzes the competency models of employees of modern companies, the design of which for higher education students should be carried out on the basis of an interdisciplinary approach. Practical recommendations have been prepared that should be taken into account when developing and implementing interdisciplinary educational programs in higher education institutions.

Objective. The objective of the paper is to highlight the essence, formats and principles of interdisciplinarity, analyze competency models of employees of modern companies and formulate practical recommendations for improving the process of developing and implementing interdisciplinary educational programs for training higher education students.

Methods: study of regulatory documents, scientific and journalistic sources - to clarify the essence, formats and principles of interdisciplinarity; theoretical analysis and synthesis - to present models of competence of employees of modern companies; generalization of scientific views on the problem under study - to formulate recommendations and conclusions.

Results: based on the analysis of scientific publications and analytical reports of leading researchers in the field of interdisciplinarity, the essence, formats and principles of interdisciplinarity are characterized, the strengths and weaknesses of various models of competence of employees of modern companies are analyzed and, based on this, appropriate practical recommendations are formulated.

Conclusions. Designing various models of competence of higher education students based on an interdisciplinary approach is a rather complex but promising process for meeting the future needs of the economy. Its coordination with regulatory documents and employer requirements will make it possible to train modern specialists capable of solving complex problems and responding in a timely manner to the rapidly changing conditions of the modern labor market.

Keywords

interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary approach, competency models, modern companies, employees, higher education students, interdisciplinary educational programs

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Author Biography

Natalia Kulalaieva

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology of the Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8613-1495,
e-mail: kulalaieva.nataliia@kneu.edu.ua

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