RESULTS OF ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL SURVEY ON CURRENT GOVERNANCE IN VOCATIONAL TEACHERS' EDUCATION IN UKRAINE

Abstract

Relevance: the system of teacher training for vocational (technical) education lacks interaction between the stakeholders, which causes its inconsistency with the needs of the labor market and reduces the quality of education. At the same time, the development of professional competencies of teachers determines not only the quality of training of applicants for vocational education, but also the entire system aimed at providing the national economy with skilled workers. Mechanisms of governance in vocational teacher education for vocational education and training (VET) institutions need to be reviewed and improved. One of the tools to solve this problem is partnership-based governance and standardization. Therefore, the study of the current state of partnership in vocational teacher education in Ukraine in order to develop new mechanisms is extremely relevant.
Purpose: analysis of the current state of partnership in vocational teacher education in Ukraine.
Methods: theoretical analysis of scientific literature, legislative and regulatory documents – to study current trends in the governance of vocational teacher education in Ukraine; survey method (questionnaire using the web service GoogleForms), the method of expert evaluation, comparative analysis – to determine the current state of partnership in vocational teacher education in Ukraine.
Results: the results of survey of four groups of respondents research and teaching staff of higher education institutions which carry out training of students in the specialty "Professional Education", HEI students in the specialty "Professional Education", teachers and heads of vocational education institutions are presented.
Conclusions: the survey revealed the fact of imperfection of the existing system of vocational teacher education in Ukraine, in particular: unsystematic cooperation of all subjects of the educational process and potential employers, insufficient practical and professional orientation of training, non-compliance with labor market requirements, remoteness from production conditions, non-use of training opportunities for cooperation with international organizations, employment centers, trade unions. To strengthen the quality of training, it is necessary to introduce new mechanisms for governance of vocational teacher education in Ukraine, improving teaching methods, organizing practical training for students and up-skilling training systems through close cooperation, expanding partnerships between vocational, higher education institutions and other stakeholders.