Topical issues of secondary vocational education

Abstract

The issues of development of secondary vocational education in railway transport are considered. Options for solving problem situations in the forced organization of distance learning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic are given. Examples are shown of the distance learning of the duty officer at the railway station on the simulator in the traffic control laboratory.The relevance of the publication is associated with an active discussion of the prospects for vocational education and the successive stages of the process: from initial vocational education to the training of highly qualified personnel. The results of observations and primary examination of learning outcomes based on distance technologies in new forms of interaction with students both horizontally and vertically (flipped class, joint implementation of course projects and final qualifying works, etc.) are shown. The importance of the prospect of developing targeted training for the training of workers, taking into account the requirements of a particular transport company, is explained. Cognitive interest in the development of professional competencies is proposed to be developed through mentoring and volunteer initiatives of associations of young professionals at enterprises. The professional orientation of the educational process is traditionally enhanced by solving specific production problems, analyzing specific situations, conducting business games at the enterprise, etc. The issues of organizing championships according to WorldSkills Russia standards and conducting demonstration exams in the process of motivating professional activity in secondary vocational education.