USING DISTANCE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRAINING FUTURE TEACHERS OF PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND AND UKRAINE

Abstract

The relevance of the study is determined by the need of Ukrainian society to study and use the positive experi-ence of distance learning in the training of teachers for the vocational education system in the Republic of Poland.
Аim: to identify the priorities of the European Union policy in the field of education informatization in the context of the implementation of the program 'Education and Training 2020'; to analyze the peculiarities of the applica-tion of distance learning in Polish higher education; to develop recommendations for using its experience to modernize the Ukrainian education system.
Methods: analysis of the legal framework for informatization of higher and basic secondary education in the Republic of Poland – to clarify the state of research on the problem of professional training of future teachers of voca-tional subjects in universities of the Republic of Poland; questionnaire of students – to identify the attitude of students of higher education institutions of Ukraine and Poland to the use of distance learning in their training.
Results: the European strategy of education informatization is characterized, the normative-legal base of in-formatization of higher and basic secondary education in the Republic of Poland is analyzed, the Polish experience of standardization of digital competence of future teachers of vocational subjects and development of their readiness to use distance learning technologies is considered; a comparative analysis of the survey results among Polish and Ukrainian students on their attitude to the use of distance learning technologies in training the future teachers for vocational edu-cation institutions is presented.
Conclusions: The study has identified the following priorities of the European Union policy in the field of education informatization in the context of the program 'Education and Training 2020': the formation of readiness of teachers to education informatization and standardization of their digital competence; use of digital technologies in the educational process; creation of distance learning courses for teachers; technological effectiveness and internationaliza-tion of European higher education; development of online in-service training programs for teachers in certain disciplines. The peculiarities of the application of distance learning technologies in Polish higher education, in particular, during the coronavirus pandemic, are analyzed. Recommendations for the use of Polish experience in the use of distance learning technologies in the training of future teachers of vocational subjects for the modernization of the Ukrainian education system have been developed.