ON THE ISSUE OF TRAINING SPECIALISTS IN THE SPECIALTY "232 SOCIAL SECURITY"

The content and orientation of the Social Security educational programme are determined. It is characterized that the EP has clearly stated goals that correspond to the mission and strategy of the HEI, and also correlate with 232 Social Security speciality. The EP takes into account the accumulated Ukrainian and regional experience of social work, provides an interdisciplinary approach and provides for the synthesis of social, economic, financial, and legal educational subjects on social security of vulnerable categories of citizens at the community level, which makes this EP unique. All stakeholders are involved in defining the objectives of the EP and stating the programmatic learning outcomes. The content of the EP is structured and balanced; mandatory educational components allow achieving the declared PLOs, gaining general and special competencies, and meeting the standard of higher education. The structure of the EP provides an opportunity for the formation of an individual educational trajectory. When forming the EP, the necessary types and number of practically oriented components are provided, which will allow applicants to obtain the necessary practical skills and professional competencies. The effectiveness of the educational process is ensured by highly qualified teachers, as well as close and successful cooperation with practitioners, employers, professional organizations, and social security specialists. The speciality is quite new, and the available positions are filled by specialists without special training—this is an important aspect in the implementation of the EP. Therefore, EP graduates will be in demand and competitive, thereby increasing the level of social services and social security in the region