FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF A HEAD OF A PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THE POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION SYSTEM: HISTORY AND PRESENT

Abstract

Historical and pedagogical aspects, modern organizational and pedagogical principles of the process of forming professional competence of heads of preschool educational establishments in the conditions of postgraduate education institutions have been represented; the possibility of continuity of effective mechanisms and conditions has been substantiated.The influence of the party course on the training and functional responsibilities of heads in the preschool education system have been shown. Prerequisites for the development of educational institutions and courses for professional training of teachers and managers in Ukraine have been identified.
The urgency of forming professional competence of heads of preschool education institutions has been determined, which we interpret as a dynamic combination of knowledge, skills, abilities and other personal qualities that determine the ability and guarantee readiness for professional performance of managerial tasks.
The basics of managerial culture of managers and the content of managerial competence of directors of kindergartens have been revealed. The Professional Standard of a Head of a Preschool Education Institution has been analyzed and the requirements to its professional activity in the context of managerial responsibilities and functions have been singled out. It is emphasized that the development of professional competence of heads of preschool education institutions is facilitated by the development of their organizational culture, including in the system of postgraduate education.The methodological basis of professional development of heads of preschool educational institutions from the standpoint of professional-personal, professional-competence formation and professional activity has been outlined.
The essence of organizational and methodological principles of their professional training has been revealed, which is based on the unity of such components as axiological-motivational, cognitive and personal. It is emphasized that the core of professional competence of a head of a preschool educational institution is a qualimetric component that reproduces the unity of specialists’ theoretical and managerial training and practical ability to comprehensively use applied analytical and evaluation technologies.
The motivational component, scientific and methodological support of advanced training courses as system-forming components of acquiring professional competence of a head of a preschool institution have been characterized. It is concluded that the observance of certain organizational and methodological principles of professional training of heads of preschool educational institutions in the conditions of postgraduate education will contribute to the most effective formation of their professional competence.