Competence-Based Approach to Undergraduate Training
The article deals with a competence-based approach to undergraduate training within the system of a multi-level higher education. The authors discuss the possibility of using a task-based approach, simulation and modeling techniques, design and contextual teaching methods, integrating training and research methods. Today, the system of higher education faces new challenges of training competent specialists that can be integrated with the rapidly developing society and be able to meet the requirements of the modern world. This requires re-thinking the concept of the results of education as complete, personally meaningful, socially integrated outcomes of education. The concept of competence / competency is a set of motivational, value-oriented, and cognitive components of the results of education. A modern multi-level system of higher education makes it is possible to train engineers for practical and scientific work, as well as for teaching work. This means that university training encompasses development of engineering and pedagogical competences at different levels. A competence-based approach is an innovative process in education, it is in line with the educational standards used in most developed countries; and it is directly linked with the transition to the system of competence-based training through the selection of the content and use of quality management systems.