″Guest lectures in the educational process of training vocational teachers″

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of balancing the labor market of specialists with higher
education, which the state plans to solve by involving employers in the development and evaluation of study
programs and in the educational process in universities. The mechanism of evaluation of study programs by
the criterion of involvement of practitioners, industry experts, and employers' representatives in the
organization and implementation of the educational process in universities is highlighted. The best European
experience of training external stakeholders for the role of guest lecturers is considered. To help candidates
for the role of guest lecturers, universities create special reference books. The necessity of normalizing the
process of attracting guest lecturers at the institutional level is emphasized. The stages of involving guest lecturers in the educational process in universities are characterized: planning a guest lecture, conducting a
guest lecture, evaluating a guest lecture and disseminating its content. The article highlights the problems of
organizing guest lectures related to the search for competent guest lecturers, development of relevant topics
for guest lectures that are interesting for students, coordination of the actions of participants in the
educational process and technical support of guest lectures, etc.
It is proved that compliance with the requirements, procedures and sequence of implementation of the
"guest lecturer" programs by universities can improve the quality of learning by increasing the motivation of
higher education students to study and career development, provide students with practice-oriented
knowledge in various fields from employers, increase the motivation of professors to ensure the quality of
education, balance the labor market for specialists with higher education and facilitate the selection of
competitive personnel by potential employers. The prospect of expanding the range of guest lecturers based
on a survey of higher education students based on the results of their various types of internships at
production facilities, in organizations and educational institutions is outlined.