Personal development training as the basis of professional competence of the future teacher
Russia is witnessing intensive development of all spheres of life, which necessitates constant renewal and improvement. The value and meaning of modern education is the professional development of a student’s personality and their professional competence. Professional development is understood as a path that an individual takes starting from growth, first steps on the career ladder, obtaining knowledge and skills necessary for the job, etc. Yet, the key goal of professional development is the transformation of an individual’s inner world and their attitude to the profession, professional self-realization and achievements of related goals. For this reason, recent years have seen an increase in the popularity of personal development training. The article discusses the concept of personal development training and its role in training a new generation of teachers. We assume that personal development training is based on individual traits and adapts to them. It is directly related to future professional activities of both the teacher and his/her students. Personal development training is the basis of the professional competence and its effectiveness is directly related to the quality of teacher training. Modern Russian pedagogy has a demand for mobile and flexible teachers with such traits as adaptability, interactivity, reasonable initiative, the desire for self-improvement and innovation in education. This demand shapes an urgent need for understanding the essence of a student-centered approach in education and subsequent development of professional competence in teachers.