Distinctiveness of Modes of Study at Professional Training of Engineering Personnel in the System of Supplementary Vocational Education in the Electronic Education Environment of the University

Abstract

In modern Russia radical changes are taking place in the economy, science, and technology. All these affect the system of professional education. Economic improvement, the emergence of high-tech production and the latest equipment, the development of automation leads to a shortage of highly qualified engineering personnel capable to respond to the challenges of today. The article shows the regional features of the development of large production companies that need professional retraining of engineering personnel. Implementation of professional training of engineering personnel is carried out through the electronic education environment of the university in the system of supplementary vocational education. When considering this issue, it is revealed that there is no general approach to the use of modes of study in the electronic education environment of the university in the system of supplementary vocational education. It is suggested that certain modes of study are necessary for the implementation of professional training of engineering personnel in the supplementary vocational education in the electronic education environment of the university. The classification of the types of learning and modes of study used in the electronic education environment of the university is given. The ascertaining pedagogical experiment on the diagnosis of the efficiency of studying in electronic education environment in the system of supplementary vocational education at the university showed a positive effect of e-learning programs.