CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS

The relevance of scientific research is determined by modern globalization processes, which determine the need to ensure the quality of higher education, its integration into the European and world educational space. It is emphasized that the category of quality is one of the central ones in scientific discussions regarding the problems of Ukrainian higher education.
The purpose of the study is to analyze modern approaches to ensuring the quality of higher education, to identify criteria and indicators for evaluating the quality of professional training of future specialists. To achieve the goal, the methods of analysis of scientific sources and normative documents were used to determine the current state of the research problem and highlight the main directions of scientific research, comparison and generalization – with the aim of substantiating scientific approaches to solving the researched problem, surveying higher education students regarding provision and promotion quality of higher education, identification of criteria and indicators of its evaluation.
The results of the conducted research were the determination and justification of certain provisions regarding quality assurance of higher education in the context of European and national standards. Based on the analysis of Ukrainian legislation, the criteria and indicators for evaluating the quality of higher education have been identified. The main approaches to assessing the quality of professional training of future specialists in modern scientific research are considered. It was noted that an important tool for quality monitoring is a comprehensive study of public opinion of higher education seekers, which allows for quick and efficient evaluations and proposals regarding the quality of educational services. The article presents the results of a student survey on the need to improve the quality of higher education, to identify the most effective criteria and indicators for its evaluation.
It was concluded that ensuring the quality of higher education integrated into the single European educational space is one of the key goals of reforming the higher education system in Ukraine. This requires, first of all, the use of clear and understandable criteria and indicators for evaluating the quality of professional training of future specialists, ensuring their compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation and international quality standards of higher education.