Pedagogical Aspects of the Ecosystem Approach to Professional Training of Staff for the Digital Transformation of the Region

The article discusses the concept of professional training of future IT teachers as part of the human resources development ecosystem for the digital transformation of the region. The authors argue that school IT teachers are the most important part of human resources necessary for digital transformation at the regional level. To solve the problem of training human resources for the implementation of digital transformation, it is necessary to build a flexible, network, multi-level system for training qualified staff, taking into account regional needs. The research purpose is to define the features of training IT teachers as a part of regional human resources necessary for digital transformation inside the educational ecosystem, to make the training a part of the ecosystem, to determine their mutual influence and possible directions of further development. This purpose is achieved through the following objectives: analyzing the content of the “educational ecosystem” phenomenon in regards to the staff training for the digital transformation of the region, including the innovative training of IT teachers; identifying the components of the ecosystem, training staff for the digital transformation of the region, including the innovative training of IT teachers; developing a number of questionnaires to determine the maturity level of the university as the core of the ecosystem. The research results are used to define the structure of the ecosystem necessary for the human resources development in regards to digital transformation of the region. The authors single out five components to analyze the educational ecosystem of professional training for the digital transformation of the region. The ecosystem for the development of human resources necessary for the region digital transformation has been created in Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University. The article presents a set of diagnostic tools for assessing the maturity level of the university as the core of the ecosystem.