Key Issues of Digital Transformation in Agricultural Education

Abstract

In modern conditions in the agricultural sector, the priority is the training of personnel and the testing of their knowledge using digital technologies, as well as the development of the facilities and timely retraining of personnel. The essence of the digital transformation of agricultural education lies in the effective and flexible use of modern technologies for the transition to a personalized and result-oriented educational process. Digital transformation should not be seen as an end in itself, but as a means used to optimize the existing potential in an innovative way. The main goal of agrarian education is to improve the quality of personnel training for the agro-industrial complex that meets modern requirements. The productivity and profitability of animal husbandry is largely determined by the conditions of animal feeding, the herd management system and other technological aspects developed and implemented by specialists in the field of animal husbandry. In the field of training these specialists, there is an active search for new approaches. The article reveals the organizational and pedagogical conditions that determine the implementation of additional professional programs in the field of animal science based on professional standards. An important role in the formation and improvement of professional competencies belongs to additional professional education. In this study, considerable attention is paid to the theoretical component of the topic, namely, the importance of agricultural personnel as a strategic resource for the development of agricultural production is substantiated, and the characteristics of the key issues of digital transformation of agricultural education that determine human potential are given. The analytical research is based on the results of work on training personnel for the agro-industrial complex of the Novgorod region and its changes under the influence of the existing regional policy. The relevance of research carried out in this direction is confirmed by the result of joint work of agricultural universities and employers, thereby having a positive effect on personnel training, providing production with modern managers.