Development of professional competence of present and future teachers under the conditions of transformational processes in education

Abstract

Currently, the modern education system is in the process of transformation processes. One of thedirections of reforming the education system in Ukraine should be directed at improving the level ofprofessional competence of teachers, their knowledge, skills and abilities. The purpose of theacademic paper is to study approaches to the formation of professional competence of present andfuture teachers under the conditions of transformational processes in education. The followingscientific methods have been used in the academic paper, namely: methods of theoretical analysis anddescription – in order to reveal the theoretical and methodological aspects of the development ofteachers’ professional competence in the conditions of transformational processes in education;methods of grouping, comparison and synthesis - to consider the features of the development ofprofessional competence of teachers in Canada and Ukraine. In Canada, the development ofprofessional competence of modern teachers involves the preparation of an exam by educators, whichwould certify the high level of their effectiveness. Intercultural competence-based teaching methods,introduced at higher educational institutions in Canada, have a positive effect on the formation ofprofessional competences of future teachers. In Ukraine, the key directions for improving the level ofprofessional competence of both present and future teachers should be professional selfimprovement,which is achieved through purposeful self-educational activity. The professionalactivity of a teacher should include love for children, pedagogical foresight, knowledge of the subjectof activity, pedagogical tact, innovative scientific and pedagogical thinking. The development ofprofessional competence is a dynamic process of assimilation and modernization of professionalexperience, which leads to the development of individual professional qualities, the accumulation ofprofessional experience, which involves continuous development and self-improvement. Theprofessional competence of teachers allows not only applying basic knowledge and skills, but it alsoforms the ability to carry out practical activities in specific professional situations; it provides creativeJournal for Educators, Teachers and Trainers JETT, Vol. 11 (1); ISSN: 1989-9572 58solutions to professional problems and makes it possible to easily navigate in a professionalenvironment and possess a culture of work. The formation of teachers’ professional competenceshould be carried out on the basis of the general provisions of the system approach and the use ofother scientifically sound approaches.