The article focuses on one of the trends in modern language education, i.e. the plurilingual approach towards language teaching, since one of the important components of IBA managers’ professional competence is their ability to function and communicate in a foreign language environment successfully. Modern high-grade professional training for IBA managers and principles of plurilingual education require research into the problem of the formation of IBA managers’ professional plurilingual competence, which presupposes extension of the linguistic repertoire of students. On the basis of a questionnaire survey it was identified that the plurilingual repertoire of the students qualifying in International Business Activities includes the Russian, Ukrainian, English, and German (or French) languages. Besides, specific features of professional plurilingual competence of IBA managers are also identified, which can be used in further research to elaborate effective methods for professional plurilingual competence formation.

The study aims to assess the professional training needs of employees of the two institutional actors for the protection of children’s rights in Ukraine; identify factors shaping these needs. The data were obtained through an online survey of 452 people. Employees of two services differently assessed the importance of certain groups of competencies in their work that is related to the historic accounts of services’ responsibilites. The needs in education are mostly correlated with the experience of workers in the implementation of difficult tasks that require knowledge and skills related to the fundamentals of work in the area of child protection, as well as competencies to establish rapport with families.

The authors state that the rapid penetration of design into every field of human life, the convergence of material production with art, the development of design technologies, and increasing the social impact of design have significantly heightened professional requirements for modern designers. However, the modern system of design education does not prepare students for the challenges they will face in the nearest future. The methodological approaches necessary for improving future designers’ professional training quality are determined. The empirical investigations on the future designers’ readiness for professional and scientific research activities are analysed. Methods of boosting the future designers’ ability to carry out scientific research and organising professional design activities are offered.

Use of Innovative Technologies in Professional Training of Future Educators Regarding the Emotional Development of Children

The article highlights the problem of preparing future educators for the use of innovative technologies in the educational process of preschool institutions. The necessity of using innovative technologies in the education of future educators is considered, which increases the level of their professional qualities and professional competence in relation to the emotional development of preschool children. The definition of «innovation», «innovative pedagogical technologies» is given. The importance of using innovative pedagogical technologies is revealed and the possibilities of their introduction into the educational process of higher pedagogical institutions are analyzed, because one of the most important strategic tasks at the current stage of modernization of higher education in Ukraine is to ensure quality training at international standards. The main methodological requirements to be met by pedagogical technology are revealed, as well as the main groups of innovative pedagogical technologies are analyzed. The system of work on preparation of future educators for application of innovative technologies in educational process of establishments to school education is offered. It is proved that the developed system of work on preparation of future educators for the application of innovative technologies in the educational process of preschool institutions is effective. Theoretical analysis of philosophical, pedagogical, psychological literature has shown that the use of innovative technologies in education has deep historical roots. Innovation as a socio-philosophical category reflects the dynamics of modern life in all its diversity, permeates all spheres of society, helps to reveal the logic of its development, promotes the selection and synthesis of worldviews and methodological points, is an integral part of human understanding of life experience and, consequently, acquires ontological significance. A creative educator has ample opportunities and unlimited field for innovation, because in practice he can experiment and see the effectiveness of teaching methods. Innovative technologies are gradually becoming the usual means of learning, the use of which makes classes dynamic, bright and much more effective, because the study of phraseology is necessary for the implementation of the tasks of all educational fields. The teacher as a creative person must improve their professional skills: create new or use readymade, taking into account the characteristics of each child or group. Thus, each child individually learns useful information and finds something new, justifies, thinks and on this basis forms their vital competencies, forms himself as a person as a whole, which in turn contributes to the development of innovative personality culture.

The article considers the problems of creativity development of higher education students at a bachelor’s level in „Preschool Education” in professional training. Creativity is defined as an integrated quality of the future educator of preschool children in kindergarten, and the importance of creative thinking development during the assimilation of educational components of the professional direction is determined. Modern approaches to the problem of creativity and the selection of different types, factors and criteria suggest that this category has a multidimensional nature, and creativity itself is considered today a necessity in the life of modern man. The essence of the concept of „pedagogical conditions” is revealed. The pedagogical conditions for the effective development of creative thinking of future educators of preschool children that improve the quality of professional training in higher education are considered. Three conditions of creative thinking development of higher education students of the preschool profile are substantiated. They are the use of innovative pedagogical technologies, forms, methods and techniques for activating the creative potential of higher education students of „Preschool Education” speciality in the educational process of higher education institutions; ensuring the problematic nature of the educational process of future educators of preschool children; active practice-oriented activities of future educators of preschool children. Innovative pedagogical technologies and leading methods of work with future educators of preschool children are projects, quests, training sessions, and classes based on certain methods of the theory of inventive problems (MTIP). They allow teachers to guide students of higher education to self-improvement and self-realisation, creative activity, and future professionals to master their knowledge, skills, and abilities to solve specific educational problems in preschool, apply creative approaches, and develop communication and organisational skills. Modern approaches to the problem of creativity, the selection of different types, factors and criteria suggest that this category has a multidimensional nature, and creativity itself is considered today a necessity in the life of modern man.

he purpose of the article is to analyze the content of professional and practical training of future specialists on the example of teacher training in specialty 014 “Secondary education. English language and foreign literature” of Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University. A review of the scientific literature was carried out, which shows that many scientists were engaged in the study of the problem of training a philology teacher in Ukraine. The interpretation of the concepts “training”, “teacher training”, “professional training of a philology teacher”, “professional training of a foreign language teacher” by various scientists was analyzed. The concept of “teacher of philological specialties” is analyzed. The definition of the concept of “professional training of a philology teacher” is given. The concept of training a philology teacher in dual majors, training future teachers of humanities majors is analyzed. The article states that the training of future English language teachers consists of three cycles: general education, professional training and three types of pedagogical practice. In turn, the first two cycles are divided into two parts: educational disciplines of the normative and variable part. The article analyzes in detail the curriculum of specialty 014 “Secondary education. English language and foreign literature” for 2023/2024 academic year. In particular, the disciplines of general and professional training are indicated, the percentage of study time allocated to the study of educational disciplines of the normative and variable part of the cycle of professional training is calculated. A large list of elective subjects that students have the right to choose for their major is presented. A conclusion was made about the balanced professional and practical language training of philology teachers in Ukraine due to the successful distribution of study time for the study of the main philological and methodical disciplines. Optional educational disciplines in the variable part significantly enrich the curriculum and, accordingly, contribute to positive dynamics in the knowledge of students of higher education in specialty 014 “Secondary education. English language and foreign literature”. The analysis of the curriculum for the training of teachers of English language and foreign literature confirmed thorough training in general and special philological disciplines.

The problem of the study is to substantiate the content of the implementation of the case method of teaching. The article outlines the content of the case method of future bachelor training based on qualitative research. In the example of the academic subject “Cross-cultural studies and projects”, the main steps of developing cross-cultural student projects are traced. The main requirements for creating cross-cultural projects within the distance form of education are defined. The significant result of the study is that the use of teaching methods opens opportunities for students to master the content of professional training.

The article deals with the problem of adaptation to education/continuation of education of vocational education applicants from Ukraine, who were forced to leave the country due to the full-scale Russian aggression, in vocational schools in Poland. The research is focused on a comparative analysis (quantitative and qualitative) of the features of the system of professional training of skilled workers in Ukraine with the system of industrial education in Poland according to a specially developed methodology. The common and different points of the mentioned process are revealed. Based on the results of the study, corrective actions were created in the form of separate recommendations for their adaptation to the educational process in Polish vocational schools and socio-psychological support both at the level of the individual and at the level of interpersonal interaction, which will contribute to their successful entry into the labour market in Poland.