DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
The article presents an analysis of the market of additional professional education in Russia, examples of the implementation of programs in the system of higher and additional education at the Timiryazev Academy. The author notes that an important problem in the system of higher and additional professional agricultural education is the quality of educational programs. The main directions of development of the system of additional professional education are highlighted: examination of programs, determination of quality criteria; participation of employers in the development and implementation of programs, joint preparation of programs of educational institutions and representatives of business, agricultural enterprises; selection of teachers who implement a practice-oriented approach in programs that can show the practical significance of the transferred knowledge in real life conditions; implementation of programs using digital tools and distance learning technologies; improving the digital literacy of teachers; modularity and flexibility in the design of educational programs, digital didactics, the ratio of invariant and variable parts of educational programs, competence-based approach; the inclusion of information ("end-to-end") technologies.