Relevant Competencies Research Articles

СПЕЦИФИКА НЕПРЕРЫВНОЙ ПОДГОТОВКИ КАДРОВ ДЛЯ IT-ОТРАСЛИ В СИСТЕМЕ «ШКОЛА — ВУЗ — ПРЕДПРИЯТИЕ»

Currently, Russian scientists and specialists face important tasks related to the process of digitalization of the economy and the need to accelerate the rate of development of high-tech industries, increase the competitiveness of domestic goods and services, and ensure the technological independence of the country. To solve these problems, it is necessary, first of all, to ensure continuous advanced training of qualified personnel for the modern labor market within digital economy. The paper reflects the current issues of modernization of the Russian education system taking into account the challenges of digital transformation. The problems of training qualified IT specialists and possible ways to make up for personnel shortfall in the IT industry are outlined. The activities carried out in educational institutions for the purpose of mastering relevant digital competencies by students are described. An innovative model of continuous training “school — university — enterprise” in the areas of digital economy has been developed and tested. The image of an IT-class graduate is revealed, representing a mobile, constantly self-improving personality with a set of digital competencies necessary for full participation in socially significant activities in a dynamically changing information society. The tasks are considered and the results of career guidance work with students of educational institutions are presented. The conclusion is made about the effectiveness of the implemented educational project for the development of the digital economy.

Predlozi za unapređivanje liderstva na različitim nivoima obrazovnog sistema u Republici Srbiji

The content of this work is based on proposals for improving leadership at different levels of the educational system in the Republic of Serbia. As in most countries, four key levels can be distinguished in the Republic of Serbia that make up the basic structure of the education system: school, local self-government, school administration and the Ministry of Education and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. Bearing in mind the importance of leadership in the educational system, this paper offers suggestions for its improvement at each of these levels. At the school level, teachers who recognize leadership as a skill and potential quality would be directed onto the leadership track with the aim being prepared in time for arriving at a leadership position. At the level of local self-government, we propose a sort of cooperation and exchange of experiences between leaders and teachers schools located in geographic proximity. At the school administration level, we offer presentations concerning successful leadership; that is, presentations of the work of a successful principal at the end of each school year. At the highest instance of the educational system, the Ministry of Education and Technological Development, we suggest mandatory education and training of future principals/leaders, so that they have a good starting position that would be improved on through practice. The goal of this paper is the acquisition of new, relevant and necessary leadership competencies, both in leadership positions and before arriving at a leadership position in order to have a good starting point that would be improved through practice.

Motivation of insurers’ staff in the health insurance sector in the turbulent times

Introduction. Medical insurance is successfully practiced abroad, and the majority of the European population uses healthcare services at the expense of insurance companies. However, the population of Ukraine is not used to such an insurance product, and therefore it is very difficult to prove the need for insurance medicine and its benefits. A particularly important factor in the promotion of health insurance services is the qualification level of staff and their possession of relevant healthcare competencies. Therefore, when forming the staff of insurance companies, due attention should be paid to the professional level of specialists and their ability to promote such an insurance product as health insurance. Currently, the insurance industry in Ukraine is facing a perfect storm, as numerous external factors converge in time to reach their culmination. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the constituent elements of the model of the system of motivation of insurance companies' personnel in the conditions of turbulence as a prerequisite for increasing the competitiveness of insurance companies and stimulating the development of health insurance. In the process of the research, the authors answer the following scientific questions: (1) what are the basic problem areas of organisational and financial nature of the development of health insurance in Ukraine? (2) is there a dynamics of change in the personnel of insurance companies in the context of turbulence in HR management? Method (methodology). At the beginning of the research, we used the method of systematisation and comparison of opinions of various analysts and scholars to identify the main problem areas of organisational and financial nature of the development of health insurance in Ukraine. Next, based on the method of comparison, the authors analyse the dynamics of personnel changes in the TOP-5 domestic insurance companies in terms of insurance premiums received and foreign insurance companies of similar insurance groups in the context of turbulence in personnel management, and also provide examples of changes in the activities of insurance companies' management in the context of military operations. As a result, by applying the methods of structural-logical analysis and analysis of strategic gaps, the constituent elements of the model of the system of motivation of personnel of insurance companies are substantiated. Results. The problematic areas of organisational and financial nature of the development of health insurance in Ukraine with possible measures to improve the situation are identified. The need for continuous improvement of the professional level of insurance companies' employees and understanding of the specifics of the healthcare industry is emphasised. The article reveals the essence of the conditions of turbulence in the activities of insurance companies, which are understood as climate change, pandemic conditions and war, which determine the peculiarities of staff motivation as a factor in increasing the competitiveness of insurance companies. The authors describe the constituent elements of the model of the insurance companies' staff motivation system in the context of turbulence, in particular, critical human resources, strategic human resources development, search for the best talents, individual preferences and career development planning, employee assistance programme, adaptive learning, development of employees' skills and potential, organisational leadership, and intercultural adaptation.

Redefining Management Competencies in Industry: A Critical Analysis on HR Digital Transformation Effort

Aim/Purpose: In order to address the objective of the research aim of this paper, the influence of digital leadership competencies on employee satisfaction is examined. Background: Digital leadership competencies are indispensable in the digital world of work today. Leaders need them to survive in the digital environment and act successfully together with their employees. However, relevant leadership competencies in the digital transformation have hardly been studied so far, and there is a lack of models that determine them and derive support needs for leaders. Methodology: In order to examine the relationship between a manager's digital competencies and employee satisfaction, a survey of employees is used as a research method. A quantitative research approach investigates the characteristics considered digital leadership competencies. The underlying research question is addressed by using an online questionnaire completed independently by participants from different industries and different professional groups. In terms of using a reliability analysis, Cronbach's alpha was calculated with the data set obtained in the survey. Findings: The results show a relationship between digital leadership skills and em-ployee satisfaction in the digital age. Derived from the findings, this re-quires the adaptation of further training measures by the responsible HR departments Impact on Society: The advancing digitalisation is also changing the requirements for the compe-tencies of managers. By adapting leadership skills, employee satisfaction in the company can be promoted in the long term in a transforming work environ-ment. In addition, the research has shown that a manager's ability to build net-works, both within organisations and with external partners, can significantly impact employee satisfaction. Thus, along with the competencies of trust, tech-nology affinity and cooperativeness, it represents an essential digital ability of leaders

ОСОБЕННОСТИ ПРОФОРИЕНТАЦИИ В ГРУППАХ ПРОФЕССИЙ "ЧЕЛОВЕК-ЗНАК" (ДИЗАЙНЕРЫ И АРХИТЕКТОРЫ)

The article presents an analysis of the features and concerns with professional orientation in the field of design and architecture. The empirical framework is based on content analysis data of the websites of specialized universities: 20 universities were selected (13 architectural and 7 design schools). In addition, the analysis of thematic literature was carried out. In general, universities conduct active campaigns to attract schoolchildren and applicants, providing career guidance both in the form of open days and excursions around the university, and carrying out deep and versatile training in the subjects of the future specialty. At the same time, a contradictory process is observed: along with the reduction of relevant general educational competencies (exclusion of “Drafting” from the school program), schoolchildren are offered a wide range of preparatory courses (but on a paid basis). The lack of feedback (a system of feedback on preparatory courses) is yet another issue in almost all universities. In conclusion, a number of recommendations are proposed, involving the return of “Drafting” in a new format and the introduction of forms for feedback on the quality of preparatory courses

Policy recommendations to promote health and well‐being in sexual and gender minority populations in the United States

AbstractThis narrative review examines literature informing policy and laws relevant to the health and well‐being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) adult populations. Empirical factors related to structural stigma, specifically policy and law, were examined. Empirical studies examining structural stigma and health‐related outcomes in LGBTQ+ populations have proliferated since the publication of the Institute of Medicine's The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People (2010) and Hatzenbuehler's theoretical work on stigma‐related influences on LGBTQ+ health. Databases were searched using a priori terms. Over 2,100 articles were identified that included original data from the United States since 2010. Studies identified for inclusion (n = 78) were roughly evenly split according to whether results related to the influence of federal‐, state‐, or local‐level policies on LGBTQ+ adults’ health. Policy recommendations center around the expansion of anti‐discrimination law and policy, abolishment of law and policy that restricts access and rights of LGBTQ+ adults, supplemental training in relevant cultural competencies, and the provision of additional resources for vulnerable subpopulations of LGBTQ+ adults.

Digital visual modelling of educational virtual media

The modern educational process exists in an interactive information world. Modelling educational virtual media for mass involvement of learners in the process of formation of relevant competences. Digital visual art approaches form a holistic visual image of a virtual medium to actualize the subject of learning for learners. Examples of the implementation of the approaches in the creation of virtual media by Boxglass (Izhevsk) in educational institutions are described.

Институциональная среда конкурентоспособного агропромышленного комплекса как фактор устойчивого развития сельских территорий (на примере Республики Татарстан)

In conditions of limited resources, the problem of organizing the institutional environment, which determines the effective interaction of business entities, the introduction of innovations and digital technologies, is becoming more urgent. The organization of effective innovative production generates systemic effects of including resources in production, reducing costs for entering the industry, developing infrastructure, and increasing the competitiveness of agricultural enterprises. At the same time, in modern conditions, the level of requirements for the competencies of agricultural workers is changing. The implementation of an innovative system of training specialists and professional retraining of personnel, modern educational platforms provide for the transition to the implementation of individual training programs for specialists and professional retraining of personnel, the development of relevant competencies and training specialists to work in the environment of modern technological complexes. In the Republic of Tatarstan, the system of state support measures for agricultural enterprises has led to an innovative renewal of the production technological base, digitalization of agricultural production, improvement of the personnel training system, and, ultimately, increasing the efficiency of the agricultural sector of the economy and ensuring the competitive advantages of agricultural formations, ensuring sustainable development of rural areas. The synergistic effects of timely effective state support led to the growth of agricultural production in the republic.

Competencies required by patients and health professionals regarding telerehabilitation: A scoping review.

Telerehabilitation offers patients alternative access to therapy and has become more prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the increasing attractiveness of such programs, there are research gaps regarding the required competencies in the demand-oriented technology use in rehabilitative care. The study aims at collecting evidence on competencies required by patients and health professionals for using telerehabilitation. We analyse tasks and requirements associated with telerehabilitation and derive and systematise relevant competencies. We conducted a scoping review and analysed MEDLINE, Psyndex, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science for empirical studies and grey literature from 2017 to May 2022. Articles had to be in English/German and refer to medical rehabilitation accompanied by health professionals taking place in the patient's home. One hundred ten articles were included, covering video conferencing systems, applications with video, audio, or visual therapy content, or wearables. Depending on the program, tasks before, during, and after therapy sessions differ, as do whether these are performed by health professionals, patients, or the technology. Users need digital, health-related, social, personal, and health professionals also professional competencies. This comprises telerehabilitation, technical, health-related, and clinical knowledge, a range of physical, cognitive, social-interactive, technical, and clinical skills, a positive attitude towards telerehabilitation and experience. Whether sociodemographic factors promote successful use is unclear. Telerehabilitation requires a variety of different competencies from patients and health professionals - going beyond the sphere of technical skills. This highlights the need for an evaluation of existing programs for promoting competencies in the use of telerehabilitation and refinement of the programs in line with demands.

Model and matrix of relevant competencies for the digital economy

Model and matrix of relevant competencies for the digital economy

Metode Baru untuk Menghubungkan Peserta Didik dengan Iman Kristen

Innovation in Christian Religious Education can create a more effective and engaging learning process for students, develop relevant skills and competencies, and increase students' interest and participation in Christian Religious Education. The main purpose of innovation in Christian Religious Education in the digital era is to create or discover methods/approaches that are more relevant and engaging for students in learning about Christianity. The method used in this research is literature review. This research method is used to find new methods to connect students with their faith through innovation in Christian Religious Education in the digital era. The benefits of innovation in Christian Religious Education in the digital era are to increase the effectiveness of learning Christian Religious Education, develop relevant skills and competencies, and increase students' interest and participation in Christian Religious Education. With innovation in Christian Religious Education in the digital era, students can connect with their faith and beliefs more effectively and authentically.

The adaptive learning system concept in present-day conditions

Argument: In recent years, there have been significant changes in approaches to the educational process implementation in accordance with international standards. At the same time, the emphasis is put not only on gaining relevant knowledge by students, but also on the relevant competencies that they could successfully implement in their practical activities. Taking into account the individual characteristics of students and their environment, which is designed to optimally organize the educational process, is outlined in the concept of adaptive learning. Goal: Definition of the concept of “adaptive learning”, its components and features of the educational process. Materials and methods: The analytical review of published scientific works on the subject under consideration. Results and discussion: Taking into account the difficult conditions for gaining knowledge (war with the Russian aggressor, the COVID-19 pandemic, difficult economic conditions), the implementation of the adaptive learning system becomes especially relevant. Adaptation of education to modern conditions, ensuring its innovation and productivity, adequate assessment with provision of a personalized approach to each student are the main challenges for modern education. Conclusions: The adaptive learning system is aimed at students’ acquiring of new knowledge, skills, ability to systematize and generalize the received information using modern information and communication technologies. At the same time, the emphasis is on the capability of the adaptive learning system to simulate an individual learning trajectory taking into account many internal and external factors: level of knowledge, learning conditions, abilities, individual psychological features of the student, etc.

Toward a Competence Model for Graphical Modeling

Modeling is an integral part of many computing-related disciplines and thus also represents a curricular core component in computing education in tertiary education. Competence models in which modeling is integrated at least to some extent already exist in some of these disciplines. However, for the core component of graphical modeling, a competence model that illuminates the relevant competences in detail is still lacking. Therefore, we develop a competence model for graphical modeling with the aim to make teaching and especially assessments in the field more competence-oriented. This article reports on the first two studies conducted to develop and validate the competence model for graphical modeling. In the first study, the structure of the competence model was developed based on theories and approaches of educational science. Competences relevant for graphical modeling were deductively derived from literature and existing university course descriptions using techniques of qualitative content analysis. The result of the first study is a preliminary competence model. In the second study, the preliminary competence model was reviewed by means of an expert rating in the modeling community. The competence model was revised and refined based on these findings and subsequent expert discussions. The main result of the investigation represents the competence model for graphical modeling, which includes a total of 74 competence facets at different cognitive process levels in the five content areas of “model understanding and interpreting,” “model building and modifying,” “values, attitudes, and beliefs,” “metacognitive knowledge and skills,” and “social-communicative skills.”

STEM-ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ ШКОЛЯРІВ У ПРИЛАДОБУДУВАННІ

The article provides a brief overview of research directions and publications regarding the implementation of STEM education and educational research in the Ukrainian education system. We considered the purpose and methodology of setting STEM research tasks for students of public secondary schools to create prerequisites for developing relevant competencies in various spheres of life. The article offers a variant of STEM research for students’ extracurricular work based on the following academic disciplines and areas close to them: physics, computer science, and mathematics. In addition to purely school academic disciplines, this variant of studies contributes to forming competencies in programming, medicine, economics, and finance. It is emphasized that physics and informatics in these educational studies are the major disciplines around which all others are grouped. The presence of the primary disciplines greatly facilitates the organization and increases the effectiveness of the research, as it unites and substantiates all its other directions. In this article, the authors present their vision of the possibilities of organizing STEM research for students of public educational institutions in the field of electronics and instrument engineering. A specific sample of such studies is given.

Professional development of teachers and their pedagogical activity in the digital educational environment

Introduction. The article is devoted to the issues of teacher training in the context of the importance of information technology in future professional activity – this is one of the priority tasks of improving modern education.Purpose setting. The author of the article aims to identify the current state of digital competence of a teacher based on the collection and analysis of pedagogical information on the use of digital technologies in the educational process.Methodology and methods of the study. The methodological basis of the study was the formation of digital competence, which is carried out in the process of implementing educational programs of higher education, as well as professional development and retraining programs.Results. The analysis of information collection is carried out, which shows that the level of digital competence of teachers, the degree of readiness and desire of teachers to use digital tools and services in the educational process suggest the need to develop issues of organizing effective online communication of participants in the educational process, productive feedback with students through digital technologies; forming a critical assessment of students’ behavior and correcting their actions when working in a digital educational environment, monitoring students’ independence in performing educational tasks; applying the results of the analysis of students’ digital footprint to eliminate and correct educational shortcomings of individual students; using the potential of digital tools and services in organizing group work and project activities of students, communication and student involvement. Based on the analysis of the list of relevant digital competencies in the field of education, the author suggests the introduction of an additional professional development program.Conclusions. The practical significance of the work lies in the fact that the results obtained can be used to improve the methods of online learning while improving the qualifications of teachers.

A quasi-experimental design to assess the innovative impact of public procurement: An application to the Italian space industry

A growing number of empirical studies have shown that public procurement can be a relevant demand-side innovation policy. We assess the impact of public procurement on firms' innovation in the space industry. This is an important field of application because it widely uses public procurement and the procuring space agencies have distinctive characteristics, namely innovation-oriented mandate, relevant internal competences and professional skills. Specifically, we focus on the procurement activity of the Italian Space Agency over a 15-years period. We assess the causal impact of public procurement on suppliers’ patenting activity by implementing a novel quasi-experimental design. Our approach allows addressing the endogeneity issues and potential estimation biases stemming from both the procurement selection process and its time heterogeneity. By combining matching techniques with a staggered diff-in-diff approach, we find that, after the beginning of the procurement collaboration, the supplier firms have increased on average their patent applications by roughly 10% compared to the control group. Such effect is increasing in time and persists for several years after the beginning of the procurement relationship.

Professional Development of Civil Servants: Trends and Perspectives Based on Adaptive Leadership

The article analyses the results of surveys of students of higher educational institutions of Ukraine regarding the resumption of activities in the conditions of a full-scale invasion of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine. It was determined that new conditions and challenges to development require actualizing the issue of adaptive leadership development as one of the important soft skills among the competencies of a successful education seeker. This is of particular importance in the training of civil servants — leaders of communities, who, within the framework of their official powers, must take on not only the issue of ensuring personal needs (livelihood, education, development), but also the responsibility for making non-standard decisions in changing conditions of uncertainty and danger.
 Taking into account the challenges and urgent needs of civil servants in the conditions of war, a generalization of the results of the survey of civil servants and representatives of local self-government regarding the development of adaptive leadership, non-standard decision-making and responsibility in solving adaptive problems was carried out. Requests for the development of relevant competencies of adaptive leaders are proposed to be included in educational programs for the training and advanced training of civil servants.
 It has been proven that the main criteria for the adaptability of the modern civil service can be defined as the professional development of civil servants as adaptive leaders, increasing the level of their professional competence, the development of personal leadership qualities, the use of best world practices, and the creation of institutional prerequisites for the reform of the civil service and public administration, sustainability and follow-up of the civil service system, its prompt response to demands and challenges arising in connection with the processes of social transformation, economic development, and European integration of Ukraine.

Resection speed of endoscopic submucosal dissection according to the location of gastric neoplasia: a learning curve using cumulative sum analysis.

There is few study evaluating the relationship between endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) resection speed and the lesion characteristics of gastric neoplasia. We investigated the learning curve of consecutive ESDs using cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis. A total of 356 ESDs performed by a single endoscopist were grouped chronologically into three learning periods. The ESD procedure was defined to be fast when resection speed was > 9.0cm2/hour. The CUSUM method was used to assess the number of ESDs required for achieving proficiency and mastery. Mean resection speed was significantly faster in Phase III (15.1 cm2/hour) compared to those in Phase I (9.3 cm2/hour) and II (11.4 cm2/hour) (p < 0.001). Tumors in the stomach's upper and middle third location were significantly associated with difficulty in attaining the fast resection speed (odds ratios, 0.05 and 0.36) compared to the lower third location. The number of ESDs required to achieve a competency for fast resection was 15 for tumors in the lower third of the stomach and 98 for those in the upper/middle third location, respectively. In the lower third location of the tumor, the CUSUM curve revealed that 75 cases were needed to achieve proficiency and 174 cases to achieve mastery. However, mastery was not achieved in ESD for the upper/middle third tumor during the study period. The time required to achieve relevant competency in gastric ESD depends on the tumor location.

Heuristic methods and pedagogical conditions for their implementation in the practice of the state security competency forming

The activity of the state in forming state security competence is the implementation of a system of means for anticipating and planning, organization, regulation, coordination, and monitoring activities of those authorized to introduce relevant competencies for the training courses of state security at different levels of the state security system. That is why the basic competencies of state security professionals are desirable, and for the managerial staff it is compulsory, firstly, they have to be able to creative and innovative in their activity, be open minded to promote new and diverse perspectives; secondly, critical thinking and problem-solving are indispensable skills, taking into account cause-effect relationships, understanding the relationships between systems and system elements; skillful, responsible thinking, which enables quick and objective determination of the problem and generate unique algorithms for solving it. In modern conditions, the center of gravity in the implementation of counterintelligence or anti-terrorist measures is shifting to the practices of social and informational counteraction and social prevention, and knowledge management requires new models of military and civil (hybrid) confrontation with new types of aggression where a significant proportion is intangible assets (socio-political, technological, informational, financial and others), which are a consequence of the effective use of intellectual capital of the state (social system). Accordingly, the role of effective management of intellectual resources is growing, since their availability and degree of development determine the ability of the national security system to innovation and progress in its development. The overwhelming majority of social systems managers do not tend to out-of-the-box thinking, but to formalized decision algorithms and are unable to find effective solutions due to the uncertainty and variability of conditions. That is why a prerequisite for the development and effective implementation of state security is the availability of specialists who are able not only to solve closed tasks, but also to perform creative tasks. Another problem-matter is the formation of pedagogical conditions to outline their professional competencies, which gives grounds to raise the issue of the need to form acmeological fundamentals of the state security system as a technology. The practice of using security forces shows a direct proportional dependence of the effectiveness of their operational-combat missions on the degree of readiness of the leadership and personnel. The degree of readiness is an integrated component of the status parameters, the main of which is the level of professional preparedness of the employee. The degree of readiness is an integrated component of the status parameters, the main of which is the level of professional preparedness of the employee. Therefore, the thesis that professionally trained personnel are and will be the system-forming element of the state security forces is and will be peremptory. The impact on the processes of formation of competence of state security specialists is regulatory, decisive for the ability of the system to perform key responsibilities – protection of the state from criminal encroachments. Key words: heuristics, educational process, theory of solving inventive problems, TRIZ-pedagogy, state security, algorithm of social management, competence, terrorism.

Talismans of Digital Literacy: A Statistical Overview

The individuals living in the 21st century have become the consumers of digital innovations and have to adapt, adopt and adapt to the new norm of surviving and thriving in the digital society. Familiarity with the latest technologies is not the only requirement for survival. One also needs to have relevant digital competencies to complete tasks with optimized outputs and efficiently deal with the chain of digital changes. The current study introduces the South Pacific digital literacy framework (SPDLF) driven by 6 essential literacies and sixty attributes. The study intends to provide a three-stage statistical validation for the South Pacific digital literacy framework. The three stages of validation include;(1) evaluating the strongest predictors of digital literacy from the six literacies in the SPDLF, (2) evaluating the significant predictors of each of the six literacies and (3) evaluating the significant attributes from a total of sixty attributes in the SPDLF. The results show that all attributes in the SPDLF are statistically significant, therefore, all attributes are significant contributors to digital literacy in the South Pacific digital literacy framework.