PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF THE HEAD OF THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THE MEASUREMENT OF MODERN EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS

Abstract

The article examines the professional competencies of the head of an educational institution in measuring modern educational transformations.
The authors of the article analyzes the main areas of professional activity of the head of the educational institution, defined by the Law of Ukraine "On Education"; the list of professional competencies and the content of labor functions of the head of the educational institution in accordance with the professional standard "Head (director) of the institution of general secondary education". It is determined that the effectiveness of ensuring the implementation of managerial tasks of education is made possible by the system of professional competencies defined by the professional standard. The research of Ukrainian scientists also emphasizes the importance of forming methodological and facilitative competencies.
A study of the world’s best practices in the organization of management shows the diversity of professional activities of managers in the Finnish education system: pedagogical school management, professional decision-making under current legislation, strategic management as a condition of long-term coherence of school work, financial management, economic management educational environment, participation in the development of national educational policy, planning the activities of educational institutions with the involvement of participants in the educational process. Distinctive features of management activities in the educational system of Singapore are the implementation of the principle of competitive cooperation, ensuring a balance of accountability and responsibility, horizontal professional mobility of heads of educational institutions.
The article concludes that the globalization of management is positive in foreign educational systems, which involves designing the impact of management decisions at the local school level on other educational institutions and the development of the country as a whole and the experience of systematic involvement of heads of educational institutions in national education policy.