PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS

The article discusses the various views of modern scholars on the problem of professional training of future teachers in higher educational institutions at the present stage. The process of European and global integration of Ukraine causes the need of rapid changes in the political, economic and social life of the country. In this regard, over recent years reforming processes have been taking place in the system of education. The implementation of the Bologna process requires increasing educational and cultural level of future teachers as well as the level of their proficiency. Integration of higher education of Ukraine into the global educational environment requires continuous improvement of the educational process. Rapid social changes that have been taking place in the society of the country are driving the need for greater attention to the formation of such professionally significant qualities of future teachers as proactiveness, adaptability, ability to self-education and self-development, preservation of their own and students' health. Thus, the vital problem of modernization of higher education is the search for the most efficient teaching systems organizations at the present stage of changes in political, socio-economic, scientific and technical life of our state. Basing on the analysis of psycho-pedagogical literature the author draws a conclusion that professional training is an integrated process of mastering general pedagogical and special knowledge and skills, aimed at the formation of future teachers' preparedness to the future educational activity. Modern schools need highly educated, intelligent, creatively oriented teachers who responsibly perform their professional activities, the future of Ukraine depends on their competence, skills, and professionalism. In these terms the systems of higher education face the challenge of improving the training of future teachers.