Gladkih V.G., Ishteryakova T.I.
THE REQUIREMENT OF GRADUATES ON THE REGIONAL LABOR MARKET AS THE INDEX OF THE QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ^{[№ 5 ' 2018]}
In the context of the transition of the modern economy to the knowledge economy, the problem of ensuring the quality of vocational education is topical. Various approaches to its maintenance by the educational organizations are considered. Indicator quality training specialist is his demand in the labor market.
The above examples of monitoring the relevance of graduates to educational institutions put before pedagogical science the tasks that need to be addressed. According to the authors, the relevance of graduates should be compared with the needs of the regional labor market. Given the relevance of professionals throughout their work, it is necessary to take into account the matrix of skills for professions in demand in the knowledge economy. The article contains data on graduates with secondary vocational education in the Orenburg region who are employed, who testify to the need to develop scientifically grounded conditions for increasing the demand for graduates. At the same time, the analysis of changes in the regional labor market for 15 years indicates a redistribution of the need for specialists in certain sectors of the economy.
Accordingly, at present, educational organizations implementing vocational education programs need to conduct an annual monitoring of the demand for graduates, comparing it with information about the needs of the region in the staff of the relevant qualifications.