Development of Students’ Professional Competencies in the Framework of Education Digitalization and general globalization

Abstract

The research goals are to identify the methodological basis and efficient technological mechanisms of the formation of professional competencies of students in the conditions of the digitalization of education, as well as evaluate the effect of these on the quality of training of future specialists, more specifically, to conduct a survey on the identification of the level of formation of the digital and professional competencies of the students. comparative analysis; systematization; generalization; survey. The study has identified that learning platforms are important in shaping professional competencies of students, in the case of digitalizing the education process. The interpretation of empirical evidence conducted on the background of a survey of 1675 students demonstrated that the Coursera, edX, and Udemy platforms are effective in terms of developing digital skills, media literacy, and optimizing the learning process, and Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams facilitate the development of collaborative skills, though the impact on the acquisition of specific professional knowledge is less strong. The overall findings of the study prove the importance of digital educational resources in developing professional and digital competencies in students as the success of such tools is greatly determined by the extent of their integration into the learning process, student motivation, and consideration of the learning requirements of the students as individuals.

Keywords: digitalization of education, professional competencies, digital competencies, digital technologies, educational platforms