PRINCIPLES OF MODERN PROFESSION TRAINING THE FUTURE SPECIALISTS FOR RAILWAY TRANSPORT IN “COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY” SYSTEM

Abstract

The events in the modern world is characterized by global and overall processes which penetrate every branch of society. Transforming processes of euro integration need the new requirements for future specialists – graduating students of higher and pre-higher professional educational institutions. As transport infrastructure takes one of the main places in economical system of every country, so the important questions of nowadays are the training of future specialists for railway transport and the search for ways of improvements the quality of such kind of training. The task of modern educational institutions is to respond quickly to the changes in the world tendencies (economic, educational, scientific, informational, technical, social). The aim of the article: research, separation and reasoning the number of principles taking into account of which, in our point of view, favour the improvement the quality of training the future specialists for railway transport. Research methodology: using the general theoretic method of scientific research and methods of analysis and synthesis as well. Results received: in course of our research there were such important principles  the implementation of which help increase  the efficiency of professional training the future specialists for railway transport in the system of continuous gradual education: the principle of three components unity science - theory - practice; the principle of key role of activity; the principle of humanism (humanization); the principle of knowledge integrity; the principle of democratization; principle of creation «knowledge values» system; the principle of dynamism in education, knowledge mobility; the principle the unity of studies and upbringing formation  world-view, values, moral, standards of behavior etc.); the principle of the system and consistency (a transition between the levels of vocational education); the principle of continuity of education (life-long learning); the principle of forming the motivational system of activity (professional); the principle of knowledge informatization; the principle of important role of a teacher; the principle “education for future”. Practical value: in the researches we took into account the principles, which became basial for the creation the pedagogical system in course vocational education of future specialists for railway transport and favour the improvement the quality of educational process in higher (professional pre-higher) education.