DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS UNDER DUAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Relevance: The issue of introducing dual education, in particular the design of a quality educational and production environment of a professional education institution under such conditions, is becoming more and more relevant. At the same time, it is important to take into account both objective and subjective factors affecting the specified process, as well as to determine the directions and prospects for the development of a high-quality educational and production environment of a professional education institution. The article aims to discover how to design an effective educational production environment in vocational schools in the conditions of dual vocational education, create it in the schools involved in the experiment, assess its quality under appropriate parameters and provide relevant recommendations. Methods: analysis of scientific and pedagogical sources and regulatory framework; study of the work practice of vocational education institutions according to research issues; SWOT analysis of the introduction of elements of a dual form of education in the professional training of future specialists, surveys of vocational education applicants, pedagogical workers of vocational education institutions and representatives of enterprises; modeling, analysis, synthesis and generalization of scientific material for the development and implementation of methodological tools; systematization and generalization of research results. The results. As part of this research, an effective educational production environment in the conditions of dual vocational education was designed in vocational schools involved in the experiment after introducing the authors’ methodical tools. The quality of the designed environment was assessed at the beginning and at the end of the formative experiment (the training course for vocational education teachers was organized; the authors’ methodical tools were implemented) with the help of such parameters as modality, extension, intensity, awareness, generalization, dominance, social activity, mobility. A detailed analysis of the obtained results shows a significant increase in the quality of the specified parameters of an educational production environment in vocational schools with some elements of dual vocational education at a high level. Conclusions. It is essential to support various innovations and initiatives of all the actors in the educational process to strengthen a creative atmosphere in vocational schools and, thus, prepare creative specialists who should act as proactive and free citizens of their country. It is crucial to build a constructive dialogue between all the actors in dual vocational education based on the principles of partnership and consensus to boost their motivation for joint productive activity and responsibility for its results and make their actions more coordinated. It is important to regularly update technological equipment in vocational schools and enterprises providing their production sites for practical training and promote continuing professional development of vocational education teachers and mentors at the enterprises to ensure high-quality vocational training of future specialists in the conditions of dual vocational education. Finally, it is advisable to improve educational programmes and curricula following the needs of enterprises (employers), as well as the fast-moving requirements of the labour market, to support the flexibility of the educational process.