Geo-ecological competence formation for future tourism services specialists in the sustainable development movement

Abstract

The article is devoted to national and foreign scientists researches on the problem of VET quality assurance specialists in the sustainable development movement of Ukrainian society, legislation on VET content in Ukraine. The necessity for permanent upgrading VET content considering society needs and national LM requirements. The importance of forming a person’s social and creative features and his/her professionally important qualities is emphasised. Terms and conditions for future tourism services specialists’ geo-ecological competence forming in the sustainable development movement are described; the definition of concepts "competence", "sustainable development", "geo-ecological culture" is given; the essence of competence-based approach for designing the knowledge, skills and qualities system for future tourist services specialists according to tourism sector requirements; the author's concept "geo-ecological competence of future tourism services specialists" is phrased; the geo-ecological competence components (value-motivational, innovation-cognitive, subject-activity, reflexive-evaluative) are revealed.
The National Strategy for Education Development 2021 was studied and outlined its prospective tasks to update education goals and contents in accordance with competence-based approach and personal positioning taking into account world experience and principles of sustainable development. The process of future tourism services specialists’ geo-ecological competence forming (on the example of the subject "Ecology") is characterized and main tasks for future tourism services specialists’ geo-ecological competence forming supporting personal becoming in social and professional environments are outlined.