(2025) Science and education, 4, 101-107. Odessa.

Mykhailo Hadalin, 
Postgraduate Student at the Department of Pedagogy,
Administration and Special Education,
State higher educational institution "University of educational management"
52-A, Sichovykh Striltsiv Str., Kyiv, Ukraine,
ORCID ІD: http://orcid.org/0009-0006-4146-8939

CURRENT TRENDS IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE INFORMATION SPECIALISTS IN SLOVAKIA AND UKRAINE 

The article highlights and substantiates features and trends of training specialists in the information sphere at higher education institutions in the Slovak Republic and Ukraine. The aim of the article is to identify common and distinctive features of training future specialists in the information sphere in Slovakia and Ukraine. The research methods include theoretical analysis of scientific and regulatory sources, survey of Ukrainian students, and comparative analysis of the results obtained. Theoretical analysis of the source base of the study showed that modern information and digital technologies significantly influence the theoretical and strategic foundations of training specialists in the context of the development of higher education in the Slovak Republic. The survey of 115 students majoring in Information Technology at the number of Ukrainian universities made it possible to assess the importance of project-based, problem-oriented, blended learning, gamification, and educational collaboration in the training of future specialists, as well as to identify their prognostic views on the updating of educational programmes. The survey results have practical importance for improving curricula and increasing the effectiveness of professional training for IT specialists. The survey results pointed to the importance of systematically updating the content of training in higher education institutions to increase competitiveness of students in the labour market. A comparative analysis showed that the Slovak model of training specialists in the information sphere is distinguished by a combination of theoretical and practical components, but the difference is the significant number of specialisations in IT education of Slovakia. It has been established that the higher education systems of both countries, while retaining their national characteristics, are focused on developing students’ skills in working with innovative technologies, forming intellectual skills and introducing practice-oriented learning. In the future, it will be important to analyse the possibilities of implementing progressive ideas from Slovak experience in the educational process of domestic universities.

higher education, information technologies, features of professional training, surveys, trends, information sector specialists, Slovak Republic, Ukraine

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