PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE BACHELOR'S DEGREE HOLDERS IN TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES: TERMINOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
Abstract
Relevance. The need to unify the terminological apparatus of bachelor's training in transport technologies stems from the necessity of consistent interpretation of key concepts and the modernization of educational standards and programs in line with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
Purpose – to theoretically justify and unify the basic concepts of the terminological field of professional training («vocational training» «professional competence», «methodological system», «engineering pedagogy», «digital education», «transport technologies») and to identify gaps between normative requirements and educational practice in technical higher education institutions (HEIs).
Methods: interpretive and content analysis of normative documents, comparative analysis of dictionary and encyclopedic sources, semi-structured interviews with students, faculty, and employers.
Results. A structured scheme of the terminological field has been developed, with a central core of «vocational training» and related concepts. A gap has been identified between the competence requirements of EQF/NQF (knowledge – skills – communication – responsibility – autonomy) and the reduced perceptions of stakeholders («knowledge + skills»). Harmonized working definitions of key terms, aligned with European and national approaches, have been proposed.
Conclusions. The need to unify the terminological field for bachelor's training in specialty 275 Transport Technologies (by mode of transport) and harmonize it with EQF/NQF has been substantiated. The identified gaps between normative requirements and stakeholders' perceptions confirm the need to strengthen components of autonomy, responsibility, professional communication, and transversal skills in educational programs.
Keywords
vocational training; professional competence; methodological system; engineering pedagogy; digital education; technical education; transport technologies.
Author Biography
Iryna Lebid
Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor at the department of International Transportation and Customs Control National Transport University, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-4179, Researcher ID: GPF-8996-2022, i.h.lebed@gmail.com
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