Conditions for the Development of Psychological and Pedagogical Competence of Teachers of Vocational (Professional and Technical) Education

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to determine and study the conditions of development of psychological and pedagogical competence of teachers of vocational education in the system of continuing education. The leading empirical method is a questionnaire that incorporates a significant number of respondents in different regions of Ukraine in order to analyze the conditions for the development of psychological and pedagogical competence of teacher. The article determines motivation of professional activity and readiness for an innovative activity as main conditions for the development of the said competence. The article substantiates an innovative model of teachers’ professional development - the introduction of pedagogical coaching technologies in the system of continuous vocational education. The article considers the Pedagogical Coaching School program and its activity as an innovative model for training of teachers. The article provides results of monitoring studies and assessment of customers’ satisfaction level with educational services, quantitative and qualitative indicators of satisfaction among students of the Pedagogical Coaching School, and the analysis of the results obtained.