Secondary vocational education for IT-industry personnel training: Achievements and prospects

Abstract

The article explores the problem of personnel training for the IT- industry in the secondary vocational education system based on both the statistics analysis and national experience; determines the main trends and the reform outcomes; identifies the best practices for training and potential strategies as well. The conclusion emerges that the secondary vocational education is becoming increasingly important as a part of the lifelong learning strategy. Personnel training for the IT-industry under the incredibly accelerated technological changes requires the same rapid adaptation, combinations of high cost-effectiveness and training flexibility, traditional and advanced training aids, extensive use of the most sophisticated information and communicative resources, formation of not only professional competences but spiritual and personal qualities of the future specialists, creation of conditions for self-development and self-improvement. In this context, the need for the use of the best national and global training practices adapted to the Russian environment has been emphasized in the paper. The current experience analysis has shown that the extensive interaction between business and educational institutions would ensure the formation of staff capacities for high-tech companies.