On the Features of Formation of Competences in First-Year College Students
The purpose of the study was to characterize the features of college students’ training in the first year; the tasks were to identify important features of the formation of competencies and determine their impact on the vocational education of students. The hypothesis consisted in the objectivity of the reasons for these features, which are associated with the beginning of vocational education and are characteristic of each educational institution of secondary vocational education. Methods of information analysis and sociological observation, as well as generalization were used. As a result of the work, four features were identified and described, the causes of their occurrence were identified and ways to prevent negative consequences were proposed.