Formation of soft skills among students of higher educational institutions

Elena A Pluzhnirova,Marina V Zhivoglyad,Natalia V Titova,Irina M Morozova,Julia A Kulagina

doi:10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2021.15.01.10

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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2021.15.01.10

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Abstract

The objective of the article was to analyze the experience of training and development of soft skills among students of higher education institutions. The methodology used in the study presents a comparative analysis of hard and soft skills, presents the results of student surveys on the advantages of hackathons in the training of soft skills. The conclusions determine that institutions of higher education for the formation of soft skills of students introduce innovative methods and means in the learning process. Hackathons and meetups act as real tools for soft skills training and competitive specialist training in general.

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The implementation of professional activities in the modern world is associated with the need for constant self-improvement of personnel, their adaptation to changing conditions to maintain competitiveness
The higher education system is faced with the task of forming students professional competencies, and the development of soft skills that allow them to quickly respond to changing professional conditions and quickly adapt to them: communication skills, teamwork skills, the ability to work with information, make decisions independently
In the process of preparing students, trainings devoted to the development of certain soft skills were involved

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The implementation of professional activities in the modern world is associated with the need for constant self-improvement of personnel, their adaptation to changing conditions to maintain competitiveness. The higher education system is faced with the task of forming students professional competencies (hard skills), and the development of soft skills that allow them to quickly respond to changing professional conditions and quickly adapt to them: communication skills, teamwork skills, the ability to work with information (select the most relevant and systematize it), make decisions independently. Higher education institutions offer students to participate in various projects (Yarygin et al, 2019b). Students develop various kinds of projects, the products of which can be in demand at the international level, ensuring its participants are in demand in the labor market. Students independently develop a project with the support of a teacher or project curator, adjust their activities to achieve a common result, learn to communicate, overcome conflicts and offer several options for solving problems that arise (Vaganova et al, 2020b)

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