Keyword: «veterinary education»

The vocational education system is going through a period of dynamic development. The implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard for vocational education is associated with the adoption of a competence-based approach, in accordance with which acquiring competences becomes the main criterion for assessing the preparedness of graduates. The introduction of digital technologies into all areas of work dictates the need to find new approaches to training specialists who are ready to work using digital technologies and equipment. The relevance of the research topic from the perspective of the development of pedagogical science and solving practical problems of education is determined by working out an effective model for developing the readiness of student veterinarians for professional activities in modern conditions, identifying criteria and levels of its formation. The aim of the work is to develop a model for forming the readiness of veterinary students for professional activities in the conditions of digital transformation of agricultural education. Systemic, activity-based and competency-based approaches form the methodological basis of the research. The key idea of the author's model is that the process of forming readiness for professional activity should correspond to the logic of the development of the proposed criteria. Students move from reproductive to partially productive, and then to a productive level in the process of professional training. This transition is possible in the context of dual training, which allows using modern digital veterinary equipment, for example, to solve educational situational tasks that duplicate the professional functions of veterinarians when working in clinics and enterprises. The theoretical significance of the article lies in enriching ideas about the content and technologies used in the training of future veterinarians in the context of digital transformation. The results of the study expand the understanding of modern models for formation of students' readiness for professional activity in college. The practical significance of the study lies in the development of online courses in the field of veterinary medicine, implemented on the platform “Digital College of the Moscow Region”, used in the educational process of the Volokolamsk Agrarian College “Kholmogorka”. The scientific novelty of the study lies in updating ideas about the professional readiness of future veterinarians, taking into account the digital transformation of agricultural education, highlighting the composition and structure of criteria, as well as the conditions for this readiness’ formation.