Concept of Automated Support to Problem: Modular Vocational Training

Analysis of Processes and Methods of Transfer of Knowledge

Against the background of profound social change, the education system in Russia is in search of new ways to improve the learning process through fundamental and holistic student training. The learning process takes place during sessions in classrooms, laboratories, workshops, and extramural self-learning. Professors act as trainers, tutors, and supervisors students are active subjects within the learning process. Training facilities (or instruction materials) require different tools to present and visualize knowledge and information (Yudin, Kolesnikov, Vlasov, & Salmina, 2017). For the generalized scheme of encapsulated objects in training and education, see Figure 1).

Figure 1.

Relationship between types of training and education

In training competent experts at the college level, improvements to the training quality are possible with the applied new educational technologies, developed learning routes, process plants (public-private partnership), and experienced professionals from process plants involved in the learning process. Other ways include launching art workshops under joint supervision of college teaching staff and leading professionals from core enterprises and establishing the social learning environment close to the working environment. These environments developstudents’ abilities to work as a team, make independent decisions, and solve management problems in individual work.

Tools for learning methods and approaches include:

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  Project-based approach,

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  Problem-based learning,

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  Crosscutting design,

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  Problem-modular training,

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  Cognitive learning,

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  Competence-based approach,

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  Profession and activity-related approach,

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  Value and activity-related approach,

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  Process approach,

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  Developmental teaching,

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  Distance learning,

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  Integrative and innovative learning,

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  Person-centered learning,

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  Qualitative approach,

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  Context-sensitive approach, and

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  Elkonin-Davydov system.