MODERNIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN HOTEL AND RESTAURANT BUSINESS

Abstract

The purpose of professional education is to form qualified human resources to meet the requirements of society, world and domestic labor markets, to create conditions for acquiring knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies in the field of person’s professional activity throughout life according to his/her vocation, interests and abilities. However, in modern professional education there are often differences between outdated trends and modern requirements for specialists able to work in the current rapidly changing environment, which ultimately leads to the need to organize and implement additional training of graduates directly in the workplace. In terms of innovative development of service enterprises there is a need for continuous modernization of the content of professional and practical training of future hotel and restaurant specialists, which involves updating content and curricula, reviewing the ratio of theoretical and practical knowledge according to the needs of employers (stakeholders). As future professionals need recognition of the competencies formed in educational institutions by employers or educational institutions, so they choose such providers of education and training who can provide and recognize the relevant qualifications. Ukrainian legislation in the field of professional education is based on the National Doctrine of Education Development of Ukraine in the XXI century, as well as regulations of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, such as: Laws of Ukraine "On Education", "On Higher Education", "On Professional Higher Education", "On professional education ", the Concept of implementation of state policy in the field of professional (vocational-technical) education", Modern professional (vocational-technical) education "for the period up to 2027, etc. Among the main areas of scientists’ research on training of future specialists in hotel and restaurant business in institutions of higher professional education it should be noted: formation of key professional competencies; conceptual approaches and models of training; formation 8 of professional, informational and culture of professional communication; use of innovative technologies; pedagogical conditions for formation of readiness for professional activity in future specialists in hotel and restaurant business, etc. The problem of this process should include: quality of organization and methods of educational process, lack of interaction between enterprises and educational establishments; quality of professional activity of specialists, readiness and ability to perform professional functions in the workplace in the conditions of real production; weak methodological differentiation in training of managers and specialists; lack of material and technical base with specialized laboratories to ensure proper practical training of applicants for educational services; low interest in personal development and advanced training due to lack of motivation and false self-esteem, etc. Modern economic conditions in 2020 are considered to be the beginning of the latest "milestone" for societies, as planetary society was forced to accept demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, which along with globalization, demographic, technological, political, economic and institutional factors created a renewed socio-economic reality and epidemiological (quarantine) factor continues to completely change the world of activity and professional employment of people. Currently, the real challenges for Ukrainian education are its quality, socio-economic problems, outflow of human capital, lack of funding due to budgetary constraints and military action in the east of the country, etc. It is necessary to provide educational establishments with appropriate technical equipment and staffing to create and maintain the site and network security, enable organization of free access to jobs, digital competence of teachers, systematic updating of teaching and methodological materials, formation and development of information culture of all participants of educational process.