Updating of educational programs based on the results of an independent assessment of the level of training of university graduates

Abstract

Introduction. Unemployment among young professionals, low competitiveness in the labor market, work not in the specialty are indicators of the quality of education of both individual higher educational institutions and the entire higher education system. Currently, there are already obvious contradictions between the requirements for the development of higher education programs and the requirements of employers. Employment of graduates is a complex problem that should be solved not only by young specialists, but also by universities and employers. The purpose of the study: to develop measures to improve the efficiency of training students of technical universities by updating the basic educational programs (OPOP) in accordance with the requirements of employers. Materials and methods. The analysis of scientific sources in the field of compliance of the level of training of graduates with the requirements of the labor market is applied. The study analyzes the results of professional and public accreditation of 9 bachelor's degree programs implemented at 9 departments of electrical engineering, chemical technology, mechanical technology and humanities faculties of PNRPU. 611 graduates and 222 representatives of employers took part in the survey. The main disadvantages of the programs according to experts are summarized and presented. Compliance with the level of training of graduates was assessed by the level of professional knowledge, skills, as well as by the presence of personal skills ("soft skills"). The results of a survey of working graduates are presented, their satisfaction with the results of training is on average 96.5%, career development-86%. Of the 611 graduates surveyed, only 73.85% work in their specialty. A set of measures aimed at increasing the demand and competitiveness of graduates with higher education in the labor market is proposed. The practical significance lies in identifying the points of growth of higher educational institutions in terms of interaction with employers and improving the level of training of young specialists. The results of the study can be useful and applicable in improving the organization of the educational process in other universities of the country. In the future, it is planned to repeat the research in order to evaluate the recommendations.