Low Level Of Competence Research Articles

FACTORS OF THE MANIFESTATION OF PROFESSIONAL BURNOUT AND EFFICIENCY OF TEACHERS IN ONLINE LEARNING

Professional activity plays a huge role and significance in a person's life. It contributes to the knowledge enrichment, skill development, and provides personal and professional growth. At the same time, professional activity can harm a person's physical and mental health and cause professional burnout. Employees in the education system, particularly teachers, have encountered a number of psychological problems as a result of transition to distance learning in connection with COVID-19. Online- learning became a catalyst that has accelerated the onset and progression of psychophysical symptoms. The lack of direct interpersonal communication, the emotional connection, the existence of various technical problems, a low level of computer competence, inability to use online tools, isolation and constant fear led to body exhaustion and decreased performance. This was especially noticeable among the teachers working in urban schools. The article discusses the causes of professional burnout and its manifestations. Professional burnout is harmful not only to a particular person, but also to society as a whole. The article presents psychological factors that affect working capacity, as well as the relationship between professional working capacity and professional burnout. A study was conducted with 280 teachers from urban and rural schools, which resulted in a decrease in working capacity and the existence of professional burnout, and it was revealed that the indicators in two methods are almost double for urban school teachers.

How does liability of origin influence cross-border acquisition completion? Evidence from Chinese firms

PurposeThe environment of international business (IB) and the capabilities of emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) as well as their home countries have changed significantly, leading to some new features of liability of origin (LOR). This paper aims to extend the LOR literature by particularly focusing on the LOR of Chinese multinational enterprises (MNEs) and by taking into account the heterogeneity among industries and across individual MNEs.Design/methodology/approachBased on the stereotype content model and organizational legitimacy perspective, this study explores how LOR influences Chinese MNEs’ cross-border acquisition completions. Several hypotheses were tested by using a binary logistic regression model with panel data techniques based on data of 780 Chinese MNEs’ acquisition deals between 2008 and 2018.FindingsThe results of this study show that when the competence dimension of China’s LOR is perceived as high in the host country, Chinese MNEs are less likely to complete cross-border acquisitions. Moreover, deals are less likely to be completed when the warmth dimension of China’s LOR is perceived to be low. Global experience and the foreign-listed status of individual Chinese MNEs can alter the relationship between the LOR and deal completions.Originality/valueThis study advances and enriches the LOR research. It shows that a high level of competence in the home country has led to LOR for Chinese MNEs rather than the low level of competence proposed by existing LOR studies; and the LOR for Chinese MNEs is also determined by the perceived low level of warmth in the home country resulting from the geopolitical conflicts between two countries. In addition, the LOR suffered by EMNEs could vary based on certain industry- and firm-level characteristics. The findings of this study provide important practical implications for emerging economy governments and for firms intending to go abroad.

Цифровая компетентность субъектов образовательного процесса

The rapid development of new technologies observed in recent years and the active digital transformation of society impose special requirements for a future specialist and his digital competence. The authors should note that the concept of digital competence has become very popular in recent years, and now there are many studies, which in one way or another reveal its various aspects. However, typically, plenty of different definitions lead to a blurring of boundaries of the concept and the absence of a unified designation of its essential and semantic characteristics. As a result, this concept is considered the ability to use information and communication technologies, a part of social competence, and a way of communication. To identify the initial level of digital competencies, the authors carried out a diagnostic study involving the students of Mari State University (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia) in different training programs. The paper presents a detailed overview of the results of this study and identifies three levels of students’ digital competencies: high, medium, and low. The study shows that students with a high level of digital competence have a positive attitude towards the digital transformation of education emphasizing that it provides new opportunities to use digital technologies in learning and increases the effectiveness of the learning process. These students support digital learning, online consultations, and providing information for lectures and seminars in electronic form, as opposed to the students with a low level of digital competence, who have a negative attitude towards the digital transformation of education, noting only its weaknesses. These students support digital learning, online consultations, and providing information for lectures and seminars in electronic form, as opposed to the students with a low level of digital competence, who have a negative attitude towards the digital transformation of education, noting only its weaknesses.

ICT Resource Accessibility and Competencies In Usage After The Covid-19 Partial Closure of Pre-Tertiary Schools In Ghana: Administrators’ Perspective

School administrators’ technological competencies serve as an essential element in school excellence. As a lead for curriculum implementation, school administrators anchor technological integration in the school settings and operations, curriculum and pedagogy and create an enabling environment for ICT development competencies between and among teachers and students. As a result, this study aimed to investigate the ICT resource accessibility and pre-tertiary administrators’ competencies in usage after the covid-19 partial closure of schools in Ghana. The study used a sequential explanatory mixed-method approach and a descriptive survey design. The target population was 70 Public Senior High School (PSHS) administrators in the five in the Birim Central Municipality. The census survey was used to include all the 70 PSHS administrators, expert purposive sampling technique used for selection of 10 respondents to be interviewed, whiles the 60 PSHS were required to complete the questionnaire. The study revealed that computers were the most accessible ICT equipment in the school but were without internet accessibility and connectivity for administrative work. Furthermore, the study showed that school administrators had a low level of competency in using the Microsoft Office suite and internet application tools. Furthermore, ICT accessibility and competency can statistically predict the use of ICT by school administrators to facilitate administrative work. As a result, there is statistically significant impact of administrators' ICT accessibility and competency on the use of ICT in the SHSs in the Birim Central Municipality. Therefore, school administrators need to pursue competency-based programmes in ICT because the confidence in using a system is directly related to the user's competence in using the technology system, which translates into perceived ease of use.

Дослідження соціальної свідомості у молодших школярів з інтелектуальними порушеннями

The article examines the results of a study of the development of social consciousness in primary school students enrolled in two types of educational institutions: General Secondary Educational Institutions (GSEI), which implements an inclusive education system, and Special Secondary Educational Institutions (SSEI), based on established (traditional) methods of teaching children with intellectual disabilities. The study is based on a key principle of the theory of educational activities, according to which the development of social competencies in the learning process is mediated by ways of organizing educational interactions in the process of joint search for solutions and depends on forms of communication between children and adults. The following hypotheses are highlighted in the article: uniting students in groups in the process of schooling increases the effectiveness of joint search for ways to solve the problem (compared to individual search for ways to solve it); the development of social consciousness in primary school is mediated by methods of organizing the process of solving problems with problematic issues. The study involved primary school students with intellectual disabilities (188 students). The method of «Conflict» was used, which allows to study the features of students' search for a way to solve the problem. The article discusses statistically significant differences in the results demonstrated by students, as well as similarities in the organization of interaction of children with intellectual disabilities in both types of schools. In a Special Secondary Educational Institution, students were found to have a low level of communicative competence: children united in a group to solve a problem sometimes lost their focus on analyzing the content of the problem, replacing the process of finding a common way of solving it with a demonstration of the learned interaction algorithms.

ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ КОМПЕТЕНЦИИ СТУДЕНТОВ ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКОГО ВУЗА ПРИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ АУДИТОРНОЙ И ВНЕАУДИТОРНОЙ РАБОТЫ НА ИНОСТРАННОМ ЯЗЫКЕ

The article researches into the possible ways and need for developing professional competence of would-be teachers of foreign languages both in class and while preparing for classes. It has been revealed that while organizing class and out-of-class language activities the emphasis is on developing students’ communicative competence. Professional competence of would-be-teachers of foreign languages is developed in the framework of the discipline Language Teaching Methods, which is studied from the third year at university. Would-be-teachers must be able to use professional terminology, to model professional communication situations in class, to motivate, to explain, and to assess in the foreign language they are studying and are going to teach. Language practice classes very seldom include materials containing professionally-oriented texts. The professionally-oriented component of students’ language competence is not part of the syllabus. It is not assessed at any level, nor it is reflected in the teaching materials. As a result, when having their first teaching practice students experience personal informational problems with classroom management and organizing classroom interaction, which are caused by students’ low level of professional competence. It is proposed to include didactic simulation into the educational process so that foreign language would-be teachers could develop their professional competence from the very first year at pedagogical university. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to create conditions and situations where students could be actively involved and could show their creativity, to shift the focus from the learner to the teacher.

Игровая компетенция учителя начальных классов: проблемы и перспективы решения

he specifics of the pedagogical activity of a primary school teacher, namely, a special contingent of their pupils, dictates the need to consider the special competence of teachers, which consists in the ability and desire to conduct outdoor games with children. According to the latest data, all over the world there is a fading away of children’s play activity, the disappearance of the play subculture of childhood, neglect of play in primary school and the replacement of the play method in teaching, upbringing and development with repetitive and other educational tools. The Internet and its growing role in a child’s life also remain an acute problem. Purpose of the study – studying the features of the playing competence of a primary school teacher. Research results. The results of the analysis of literary sources indicate the importance of the use of outdoor games and play support of the educational process in primary school, which is confirmed by the need to protect children, as outlined in the UN Resolution on the Rights of the Child to Play. A survey of university graduates with a profile of “Primary education” demonstrates the existence of this problem also in the Republic of Moldova. Future primary school teachers demonstrate a very low level of play competence: ignorance of the theory and methodology of outdoor play, inability to organize and conduct games with children. Observations in schools and gymnasiums indicate that outdoor games are not organized by teachers during recess and in extended day groups. There is also no independent organization of children to participate in outdoor games. Conclusions. The playing competence of a primary school teacher within the framework of non-professional physical education at a university can be formed on the basis of knowledge in the theory and methodology of teaching outdoor games, the ability to select game material, explain the game, divide into teams and choose a leader, manage the game, sum up the game.

State and problems of legal regulation of public relations in the field of the agro-industrial complex

Purpose: The purpose of this work is to establish, on the basis of a systematic analysis of the factors influencing the provision of legality, the elements of the modern deterministic complex of negative phenomena in lawmaking, law enforcement and judicial practice related to the effectiveness of law enforcement in the Russian Federation. Design/methodology/approach: The methodological basis of the study was the comparative-legal, statistical, structural-functional and method of expert assessments. Findings: Today in Russia, in the conditions of state-political transformations, the main functional burden for their successful implementation is placed on the rule of law as the main socializing regulatory institution. It has an extremely negative impact on the state of the legality of the problem in lawmaking and law enforcement. To understand the essence of these problems and minimize their consequences, the authors substantiate the need to study the identified issues within the framework of the concept of legal dementia. Legal dementia is such a state of compliance by subjects of law with the provisions of the law, which is characterized by a failure to some extent by state bodies not only to fulfill their functions, but also inability to respond due to a low level of competence and professionalism to factors that weaken the effectiveness of legal guarantees. Originality/value: The study made it possible to come to qualitatively new conclusions substantiating the dominance of legal dementia in the impact on the state of law in modern society. In order to increase the effectiveness of guarantees of legality, it is proposed to create a State Commission for the Codification of Legislation; to develop and implement the Concept for Ensuring the Rule of Law in the Russian Federation, which provides for a set of measures aimed at the uniformity of judicial practice.

(MIN 11 Banda Aceh استخدام بطاقة الرسوم في تعليم المفردات (دراسة تجريبية بــ

Based on the observation at Islamic Elementary School 11 Banda Aceh, the writer found that most of the students have low level of competence in memorizing and remembering vocabulary. It is due to the lack of special media used by the teachers in teaching vocabulary. Therefore, special media, namely flash card, is required in teaching vocabulary to help the students in memorizing vocabulary. The use of flash cards plays important role in learning vocabulary. The purpose of this research is to identify theeffectiviness of using flash cards to improve students’ ability in vocabulary learning at Islamic Elementary School 11 Banda Aceh. This researchuseaqualitative approach to the type of experimental study, and the instrument used in this research were test (pre-test and pos-test). Base on result of the research it was found the use of usingflash cardseffective to improve students’ ability in vocabulary learning at the Islamic Elementary School 11 Banda Aceh, because the researcher found that the result of calculation is large than the result of T-Table (9,30 > 2,05).

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAUGE TRAINING IN THE STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL DISCIPLINES BY FOREIGN STUDENTS

The article analyzes the key aspects of psychological and pedagogical features of language training in the study of biological disciplines by foreign students of The Educational and Research Center for Foreign Citizens Training of Poltava State Medical University. The basic issues of studying the language of biological disciplines as a tool of psychological and pedagogical adaptation of foreign students to the Ukrainian educational environment are outlined. The main problems that cause an unfavourable level of adaptive capacity of foreign students to the educational process at the propaedeutic stage are revealed. The authors prove the effectiveness of taking into account the individual speech competencies of foreigners as a basis for further professional training in the favourable educational environment. The main problems that determine the proper level of adaptive capacity of foreign students to the educational process at the propaedeutic stage are identified: low level of speech competence, insufficient level of knowledge of natural sciences, lack of motivation of most foreigners to study natural sciences. Based on experience, measures to overcome these problems are presented. Research is guided by the principles of communicative methods and based on interdisciplinary coordination. There are adapted textbooks in natural sciences in Ukrainian / Russian / English, multilingual dictionaries, guidelines for laboratory work with recommendations for generalization and systematization of knowledge. In order to form an internal motivation to learn and establish effective cooperation and understanding in the group, an individual approach to each student is taken into account.

Autoimmune thyroiditis: organizational and medical measures for early detection in the Republic of Belarus

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of conducted organizational and medical measures for early detection and medical examination of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) in the regions of the Republic of Belarus and to develop measures to enhance them.Materials and methods. Data on the incidence rates of AIT and primary hypothyroidism (PGT) in the Republic of Belarus from 1997 to 2017 were analyzed, data of a sociological study were presented and patients` records were analyzed. Epidemiological and sociological methods were used.Results. In the Republic of Belarus, two organizational and medical approaches to early diagnosis of AIT have been developed. The study has found a low competence level among therapists (general practitioners) of the Brest and Gomel regions and showed the absence of patients with AIT at Gomel Regional Endocrinological Dispensary even if there is a pathognomonic ultrasound picture and a high level of AT-TPO titer, which indicates that the incidence is undercounted.Conclusion. As a result of the performed study, the algorithm for organizational and medical measures has been developed and implemented for early detection and clinical examination of AIT patients aimed at PGT prevention.

Determining the professional competency levels of social studies teachers: A study of scale development and application

The aim of the study was to determine the areas of teachers’ needs for their professional development, and to develop a scale for assessing the competency levels of social studies teachers. The participants of the study were composed of social studies teacher who were selected using convenience sampling method. In the study, a mixed research method was preferred. While, the quantitative dimension of the research was conducted with 480, the qualitative dimension was conducted with 8 social studies teachers. The data were collected via the Social Studies Competency Scale, an observation form and a semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher. The data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0, AMOS 23.0, rubric, and content analysis. The findings obtained from the Social Studies Competency Scale showed that the competency levels of teachers were generally high. However, in-class observations revealed that teachers had a medium level of competence in planning and generating the teaching process, knowledge on the field and education, and in areas such as methods, techniques and equipment, and that they showed a low level of competence in some performance indicators of those areas. In this respect, it was concluded that supporting the quantitative findings obtained during the determination of professional development needs with qualitative findings was of crucial importance for an accurate determination of the areas of need.

Literacy Development of Roma Children in L2: A Comparative Psycholinguistic Study

The paper presents results from a comparative empirical L1 / L2 literacy study with first-grade Roma and non-Roma children, resident in Bulgaria and Slovakia. The Roma children growing up in traditional communities are socialized through the rich oral culture surrounding them. In the extended Roma families, the care of the children is responsibility of everyone. In such a rich speech environment, the children learn their mother tongue. However, the oral skills of Roma children acquired in the home environment are not used at all in the process of literacy development in their L2 at primary school, neither in Bulgaria nor in Slovakia. Bialystok (2007) says that the oral skills of bilingual children in their L1 and L2 play an important role in the preparation for literacy. The Roma children’s oral skills in their L1 are not further developed at the primary school level and their L2 oral skills are initially often very limited. 60 first-grade children (20 Roma and 40 non-Roma children) were tested using the RAN Test at the end of the school year, in Bulgarian and Slovak. Various aspects, including comparative differences in literacy performance between Roma children tested in Bulgaria and Slovakia, are discussed in detail. The findings show that (1) the time for naming the RAN Test in L2 can be used as a predictor for the children’s literacy level in L2; (2) A low level of language competence of the children in their L1 appears congruent with a low literacy proficiency in L2; (3) The place of residence of the children appears to be a factor influencing the performance by Roma children in the RAN Test. The Roma children from the village have better results than Roma children living in the city. The level of oral proficiency in L1 of Roma children influences the timing of the naming of the RAN Test in L2. The Roma children resident in town have a more isolated life and do not possess such a rich vocabulary in their mother tongue. The children living in a village have more daily contact with non-Roma Bulgarians, for example, and thus develop a richer vocabulary in their mother tongue as well.

The Importance of Human Capital in The Formation of Capable United Territorial Communities of Ukraine

Abstract. The study examined the modern state of human capital formation, accumulation and use in Ukraine and assessed it to be ambiguous. On the one hand, the improvement of certain qualitative characteristics such as increasing amount of the population with higher education, computer literacy, its ability to work in a market environment and run business are observed. On the other hand, destructive processes are taking place which especially true for the rural population (shortage of highly qualified personnel, depreciation of labor, unemployment, low level of innovations introduction and implementation, increasing poverty, reducing life expectancy, mortality exceeding birth rate, migration, unequal opportunities for education and health services, lack of infrastructure, opportunities for cultural development of cinema, theater, youth recreation areas, etc).
 The survey was conducted to find out the degree to which life quality had changed after unification and it reveals that only 10% of respondents in Kyiv oblast wanted their children to live in the community, while in Cherkasy oblast no one wanted to. In addition, 53% of the respondents considered the state of community development unsatisfactory, and only 17% considered it to be good.
 The study also reveals the low level of competence of local authorities heads and their executive committees, especially in the use of modern tools of public administration. However, significant reserves for human capital development have been identified, namely, investment in people and development of their professional qualities, which form modern productive abilities and turn them into the main productive knowledge-based force in the conditions of decentralization of power and participation of citizens in local self-government.
 The necessary cooperation of newly created communities with higher education institutions and the use of their potential for the formation, development of intellectual capital and further innovative development is proved. The mutually beneficial synergistic effect for their development is substantiated on the example of cooperation of the studied communities with the university.

Digital Teaching Competence in Higher Education: A Systematic Review

Higher education is one of the educational stages most affected by digital technologies, whose constant development has produced a favourable atmosphere for new approaches regarding the teaching–learning processes. The aim of the study was to identify the most relevant findings that specialists have analysed in terms of the digital competences of university teachers, through the analysis of the scientific production of the specialised literature in the last decade (2009–2019). A search was carried out on the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases following the guidelines of the PRISMA statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses). After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the sample was made up of 20 articles. The main findings show the low level of digital competence among teachers and the need for training in both technological and pedagogical areas.

Linking plant roles and operations strategy decision-making autonomy in international manufacturing networks

This paper is concerned with the management of multi-plant manufacturing networks. Two key concepts in this domain are plant roles and plant autonomy in the context of operations strategy decision-making. We investigate the relationship between these two concepts and their impact on plant performance. We use data from 102 manufacturing plants belonging to multi-plant networks. The results suggest a relationship between plant roles and operations strategy decision-making structures. Plants with high levels of decision-making autonomy typically have high levels of production, supply chain, and development competences, while plants with a low level of decision-making autonomy are primarily those with only production site competences. Integrated structures for operations strategy decision-making, which include both the network level and the plant level, exist for all plant types and are thus not restricted to plants with a certain set of site competences. In accounting for both the plant type and decision-making structure, we were unable to detect any significant differences between groups in terms of performance effects. Instead, it seems that the fit between plant type and decision-making structure is important and that choosing the right type of operations strategy decision-making structure moderates the performance of plants with low site competence levels.

Information and Communication Technology Integration in Teacher Education Programmes: Assessment of Science Education Lecturer’s Competencies in Rivers State, Nigeria

The relevance of information and communication technology in developing nations of the world like Nigeria cannot be undermined, considering the indispensable role it plays in nations’ development and provision of basic facilities for improvement in standards of living of citizens. In this context, science education lecturers need to be fully equipped with basic skills in information and communication technology. This study therefore, is an attempt to assess Science Education Lecturers’ competency in information and communication technology in Rivers State. Descriptive survey design was adopted and the sample comprised 85 Science Education Lecturers in Rivers State Tertiary Institutions. The instrument was Competency in Information and Communication Technology Questionnaire validated by two Science Education Lecturers. The instruments’ reliability coefficient of 0.76 was determined by test-retest method using Pearson Product Moment Correlation formula. Mean and standard deviation were used for answering research questions while hypotheses were tested using t-test at .05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed low level of competency of science education lecturers in information and communication technology with regards to use of presentation tools to support on-line instructions, test, assignments, e-mail, face book, internet and cybercafé, analysis of a course work, results computation, course evaluation, word processor for personal and instructional purpose, spreadsheet for personal and instructional purpose, collection and storage of data and decision making. There was no significant difference in male and female lecturers’ level of competency in information and communication technology as well as university and college of education science education lecturers in Rivers State. It was recommended among others that Government should ensure adequate training of science education lectures on the use of information and communication technology facilities and also assist them acquire laptops and software packages.

Self-Assessment of Soft Skills of University Teachers from Countries with a Low Level of Digital Competence

The lockdown of March and April 2020 as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced relevant changes in the educational environment in a very short period of time, making it necessary to suspend in-person instruction and generating the need to implement virtual learning mechanisms. In a future post-COVID-19 hybrid educational model, it will be necessary for university teachers to acquire an optimal degree of digital competence, as a combination of different competencies, namely, (i) technical, (ii) digital, and (iii) soft. Soft skills have been shown to have a decisive influence on the development of digital competence. The aim of this study was to analyze the degree of acquisition of soft skills in Latin American university teachers whose countries are less digitally developed. For this purpose, the countries with the lowest Global Innovation Index (GII) were selected: (i) Panama; (ii) Peru; (iii) Argentina; (iv) El Salvador; (v) Ecuador; (vi) Paraguay; (vii) Honduras; and (viii) Bolivia. To achieve this objective, it was necessary to develop a questionnaire on the self-concept of soft skills, based on the soft skills included in the Bochum Inventory of Personality and Competences (BIP). Results obtained from statistical analysis of the data collected from a sample of 219 participants show that university teachers are sufficiently prepared, in terms of their soft skills, for the increase in digital competence required as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, despite the low level of digital development in their respective countries.

A Classification Analysis of the High and Low Levels of Global Competence of Secondary Students: Insights from 25 Countries/Regions

The reinforcement of global competence is vital for students to thrive in a rapidly changing world. This study explores the synergistic effects of both student and school factors on the classification of secondary students with high and low levels of global competence. Data are selected based on 208,556 secondary students from 6902 schools in 25 countries/regions and extracted from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 datasets. Different from previous research, in this study, data science techniques, i.e., decision trees (DTs) and random forests (RFs), are adopted. Classification models are built to discriminate high achievers from low achievers and to discover the optimal set of factors with the most powerful impact on the discrimination of these two groups of achievers. The results show that both models have satisfactory classification abilities. According to the factor importance rankings in terms of discriminating global competence disparities, student factors play a major role. They especially emphasize students’ capacities to examine global issues, students’ awareness of intercultural communication, and teachers’ attitudes toward different cultural groups.

A DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPETENCE MATRIX ON THE BASIS OF COMPARISON OF LEVELS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

As you know, professionalism can be described through the ratio of the motivational component of a person (professional values, goals, self-esteem, etc.) and its operational component (ability to learn, mastering techniques and technologies, professional abilities, etc.). As professionalism can be shown both in high indicators of results of activity, and in emotional and physical states of the person, it is necessary to allocate two groups of criteria of efficiency: 1) external (objective) criteria that focus on assessing the effectiveness of the professional task; 2) internal, psychological criteria for evaluating activities. If we talk about skills and abilities, then first they are acquired as separate components (actions), then they are “honed”, combined and form integral structures (so-called skill systems), and then – are generalized to the level of “secondary skills” which are characterized by flexibility, variability, indirectness of knowledge. However, any skills can not only be improved, but also subjected to destructive processes under the influence of subjective and objective factors. These processes are accompanied by the destruction of the structure of activity, which is manifested in various types of occupational deformities. For example, a programmer who has not worked with a programming language for a long time eventually loses the level of work achieved in it, and to return to the proper level of work, must spend some time to remember and improve previously acquired skills and abilities. In today’s conditions, this can be critical, because quite often the result is required immediately. The article defines qualitative evaluation criteria and quantitative indicators that meet them and which should be quantified to form a clear picture of the level of professionalism of the individual in decision-making in a given situation. The paper presents the criteria and levels of professionalism, stages of professional development, which describe the professional growth from a low level of professional competence to the highest, and formulates the goal to be met by the person (candidate). A matrix of competencies is also built on the basis of comparing the levels of professionalism and the formation of professional competence.