210 years of transport education: successes and development horizons of secondary vocational education

Abstract

The system of secondary vocational education (SVE) of the Petersburg State University of Railways of Emperor Alexander I (PGUPS) is considered. Approbation and implementation of a new one is the trend of the modern open source software system. The dynamics of change is forming a new order for a qualitative change in vocational training. Despite many years of cooperation with the main customer — JSC Russian Railways, the branch network of PGUPS does not reduce the requirements for the quality of training of mid-level specialists, since a mutually beneficial partnership requires a prompt response to all changes in the industry, and is ensured by years of proven mutual trust, mutual assistance and mutual responsibility for the professional competence of the industry’s workforce. Today regional, national and world championships are held under the auspices of WorldSkills Russia. The development of training standards that meet international standards and the needs of new high-tech industries is in the sphere of interests of employers and the teaching community. Teachers and masters of industrial training actively participate in competitions and olympiads of professional skill, replicate their experience, conducting open lessons and master classes. The teaching community of VET is taking on new challenges of large-scale reforms in the industry and education. Being in the center of public attention, the branch network of PGUPS is ready to work with conditions as close as possible to high-tech real production.