THE CONTENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION: THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

Abstract

The article considers the content of training specialists in circular economics in the Republic of Poland in the process of postgraduate education in various fields on the experience of Silesian University of Technology. The article stresses that this allows gaining knowledge on circular economy by specialists of various profiles and directing their professional activities towards solving strategic environmental problems in accordance with the goals of sustainable development of society. Curricula and forms of training in the following areas are analyzed: environmental engineering and energy, waste management economics, alternative fuels and waste energy use, air protection and environmental management systems, water supply security systems. Analysis of the curricula of such training in different areas allows us to state that the training lasts no more than two semesters, is carried out by correspondence, which provides an opportunity to combine training with professional activities. Among the forms of education, preference is given to lectures, given the novelty of the subject and the lack of relevant educational and methodological literature, textbooks and more. It should be emphasized that the training process uses the latest documents and programs of the European Union. It is shown that this problem is becoming increasingly important for Ukraine, as the restoration of Ukraine after the war will require such specialists to develop it. Therefore, a promising task is to analyze the possibilities of introducing professional training in circular economy in Ukraine in the system of both higher and postgraduate education.