Modernization of the Standards of Education and Personnel Training Due to Development of Industry 4.0 in the Conditions of Knowledge Economy’s Formation

Abstract

The authors analyze the specifics of functioning and development of the institute of continuous professional education as a space for formation of professional competences and labor functions of future employees of various sectors of economy in the conditions of development of knowledge economy and Industry 4.0. It is concluded that it is necessary to use in socio-economic discourse the notion “continuous professional education”, which emphasizes functional specifics of received knowledge, provide continuous updated of professional knowledge and skills, and focus on continuity of the training process in the professional sphere. It is noted that the problem of convergence for federal state educational standards of the version 3+ and professional standards could be solved in case of selection of the necessary totality of forms of professional activities, determination of the corresponding competences, and presenting the level description of competences through labor actions.