The profile of the professional competences for the associate professor of the higher education institution of Ukraine

Abstract

The modern requirements for the professional competences of the associate professor of the higher education institution, specified by the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine "On Approval of Qualification Characteristics of Professions (Positions) of Pedagogical and Academic Staff of the Educational Institutions" (2013) and job descriptions of the National University of Water Management and Nature Management; National Pedagogical Dragomanov University; State University of Technology, National Aerospace University named after M. Zhukovsky Kharkiv Aviation Institute, are analysed in the article. The analysis of the educational normative documents and job descriptions of the proper higher education institutions makes it possible to identify differences in the requirements for the candidates for the position of the associate professor. With the accordance to the review of the national and foreign legal documents specifying the competences of the scientific and pedagogical workers, the profile of professional competencies of the associate professor of the higher education institution is developed. The profile of the professional competencies for the associate professor of higher education institution includes the following principles: orientation on competence; cumulative descriptors; self-assessment and external evaluation; reflection and constant professional growth. The profile characteristics can be expanded.