ʺA competency model as a tool for improving the quality of vocational training in the educational and professional Master's degree program "Social Institution Managementʺ

Abstract

agementʺ.The paper presents a competency model as a tool to improve the quality of vocational training ofgraduates in the educational and vocational Master’s program "Social Institution Management” (specialty"Management"). Emphasis is placed on the fact that the development of the social sphere is an importantcomponent of the development of society as a whole. The analysis of the current state of vocational training ofspecialists for the social sphere in Master's degree programs at higher education institutions of Ukraine wascarried out, which found that training is conducted in the following specialties: 231 "Social Work", 232 "SocialSecurity", 028 "Management of Socio-Cultural Activities", 073 "Management". It was also determined thatvocational training is carried out mainly under the educational program "Social Work" in fifteen institutions ofhigher education in Ukraine. Analysis of the content of education in specialty 231 "Social Work" and specialty232 "Social Security" showed that they have similar content, but the emphasis is on the essence of social work.At the same time, the issues of social sphere management are ignored, as a result of which the quality of socialservices is reduced. Therefore, a competency model of the graduate in the specialty 073 "Management" inaccordance with the educational program "Social Institution Management" was developed with regard to theestablished competency structure (knowledge, skills, and professionally important qualities). The list andnames of competencies were taken from the approved standard of higher education in the relevant specialty. Anexample of a schematic consideration of the competency "Ability to implement scientific management methodsin institutions and organizations of the social sphere" is given. The logical correspondence "competence –learning outcomes – discipline" in the specialty 073 "Management" in accordance with the educational program "Social Institution Management" is also substantiated. The presented learning outcomes also meet the approvedstandard of higher education in the relevant specialty. Based on the provisions of the theory of pedagogicalassessment, it is proposed to use standard assessment methods to measure the individual components of eachcompetency and integral competency as a whole. Approximate diagnostic methods are given. Vocationaltraining under the educational vocational program "Social Institution Management" of the specialty 073"Management" on the basis of the developed model will significantly improve the quality of educationalservices in the Master's program in this area.