FEATURES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT USAGE IN THE COURSE OF TRAINING MASTERS OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Abstract

The article reveals the peculiarities of project management usage in the course of master of professional education training. The theoretical aspects of project management as a technology of education transformation are considered. The relevance of using project management in the course of the selected category of specialist training is substantiated. The main advantages of the project approach as a methodological basis for the transformation of professional education, which allows establishing a balance between academic knowledge and practical skills of higher education graduates, have been studied. «Project management» in education is interpreted as a managerial activity of a teacher-manager, aimed at creating favorable conditions for the development and implementation of projects as a specific professional activity oriented toward a short-term goal. Social and cultural design is considered an innovative, creative activity of future teachers of professional education, aimed at identifying the causes of socio-cultural problems, analyzing the actual state of the object, and developing ways and means of achieving the project goal. The key indicators of fluency in project management methods are determined as follows: knowledge of the principles and methods of project management (planning, organization, drawing up execution schedules, control over the implementation of project stages, management of progress to achieve the goal, tracking results); experience in the field of management, namely the application of management skills in creating a team and its activities to achieve the organization goals, taking into account specific conditions. Conclusions have been made that the specified technology provides positive dynamics for the levels of professional competence of higher education seekers, the head of the educational program, and the head of the educational institution. It gives grounds for the assertion that the success and competitiveness of the educational institution can be ensured by using project management methods in the course of training future masters of professional education. This approach will contribute to the innovative development of educational institutions in a constantly changing educational environment.