Keyword: «secondary vocational education»

Modernization of the Russian educational system as a mechanism for solving the problem of preserving and building human resources suggests a change in approaches to the system of training specialists. The relevance of the research topic on the formation of students' research skills is determined by the implementation of a practice-oriented approach in the training of middle-level specialists. The aim of the study is to analyze the effectiveness of the development and application of professional research tasks as a means of implementing a practice–oriented approach to the formation of research skills in college students. The fundamental provisions of the practice-oriented approach served as the methodological basis for the study. The analysis of scientific and methodological literature suggests that the problem of the formation of students' research skills is considered by various scientific schools and individual researchers and is aimed at describing the phenomenon of "research skills", as well as at the formation of students' research skills in order to implement modern educational standards and train competent graduates. The developed professional research assignments are considered as pedagogical requirements for the student, which determine the performance of sequential research operations to solve professionally oriented situations that correspond to the basic, average and high level of research skills development among college students. In accordance with the chosen approach, the types and characteristics of professional research assignments are proposed and the tasks of three levels are characterized: basic, medium and high. When developing assignments, the professional profile of an enlarged group of specialties in which students study was taken into account. Performing professional research tasks contributes not only to the development of research skills, but also arouses professional interest among students. The theoretical significance of the study lies in defining the content of the concept of "professional research assignments for college students." Practical significance: professional research assignments are a means of implementing a practice-oriented approach to the formation of research skills among college students and can be used by teachers of general professional and professional disciplines in secondary vocational educational organizations.

The article discusses changes in the content of professional training of technical specialists, reflected in the new Federal State Educational Standard (FSES), which entered into force in 2024. The main attention is paid to the specialty 23.02.07 «Maintenance and repair of engines, systems and assemblies of cars».

The article considers the actual problem of choosing an educational trajectory for students of the 1st and 4th (graduate) courses of secondary vocational education. To identify the factors influencing educational and career choices, a questionnaire method was used, in which 43 students of the music college participated. This method allowed us to identify some trends and patterns in the trajectory of the respondents

The authors of this article examined the issue of students’ motivation and engagement in the educational process within the secondary vocational education system. They conducted a survey of the faculty and students of the Regional State Budgetary Professional Educational Institution «Ryazan Construction College named after V.A. Beglov». Based on the analysis of professional experience, an in-depth study of the problem, and a survey, the authors of this article developed general recommendations for increasing the motivation and engagement of secondary vocational education students in the Humanities classes.