Training of the future vocational education teachers in the conditions of student-centred learning and teaching

Abstract

The article reveals the theoretical aspects of the future vocational education teachers' training in the conditions of student-centred learning and teaching, which is based on the principles of the flexibility of individual educational trajectories and different methods usage, students' autonomy support, mutual respect of teachers and students and the respect to the diversity of students and their needs. The purpose of the article is to highlight and analyze the peculiarities of preparation of future vocational education teachers in the conditions of student-centred learning and teaching. In accordance with the purpose and the set objectives, such theoretical methods of research were applied as an analysis, a synthesis and the generalization of scientific-pedagogical literature and normative-legal documents. The author believes that the future vocational education teachers’ training in a student-centred setting is a complex task according to the ESG recommendations. The study identifies the positive features of a student-centred approach, as well as the possible risks; characterizes and analyzes the key principles of the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG) on Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in terms of the specificities of the training system for future vocational education teachers. Moreover, it defines that providing sufficient feedback from students, forming assessment criteria based on the creative display of acquired knowledge and skills, rational lesson planning, adherence to the “lifelong learning” principle, and promoting self-examination among teachers and students are the key components of implementing the student-centred learning and teaching principles. The author made a conclusion that student-centred learning and teaching contributes to the realization of intellectual, cultural and emotional potential, creates the conditions for students’ self-expression and self-identification, promotes the democratic and humanistic values of institutions of higher education (IHE) as important public institutions and, having a positive impact on the quality of training, creates a springboard for realizing the educational process participants’ potential on the basis of proactivity and common opinion.