DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.15293/1813-4718.2605.01
UDC: 
378.14
Konoplaynsky Dmitry A.
Кандидат педагогических наук, Assoc. Prof., Head of the department “Basic Department of TSASU in Leninsk-Kuznetsk”, Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building, lktgasu@mail.ru, Tomsk

Conceptualization and Technologization of the Formation of Competitiveness of University Graduates in the Context of the Transformation of the Modern Labor Market

Abstract: 
The article updates and analyzes in detail the issue of developing the professional competitiveness of university students in the context of radical transformations in the modern field of employment. The purpose of the article is to develop theoretical and conceptual foundations and structural components of technology for the formation of competitiveness of university graduates. The article examines in detail the transformations in the expectations and selection criteria that employers place on young professionals. Special attention is paid to the analysis of how the conceptualization and technologization of the competitiveness of university graduates are integrated into modern pedagogical science and educational practice. Methodology. This study is based on the scientific works of teachers dealing with the problems of training competitive specialists for the modern labor market. During the writing of the article, scientific research methods were applied: interdisciplinary analysis and synthesis of psychological, pedagogical and socio-economic literature, content analysis. The results of the study. The key factors and objective reasons that determine the critical need to modernize the university education system and revise traditional approaches to personnel training have been identified. The theoretical and conceptual foundations and organizational and technological support that create the foundation for the introduction of specialized methodological developments into university courses are formulated and scientifically substantiated. These tools are aimed at strengthening the competitive positions of future specialists in accordance with the evolving standards and expectations of the modern professional market, which ultimately increases the demand for graduates and the prestige of higher education institutions. In conclusion, it is concluded that the study made it possible to identify the main conceptual elements and components of the developed educational technology, their interaction and hierarchy.
Keywords: 
competitiveness; higher education institution; student; graduate; labor market; specialist; career; professional activity; employment; technology; concept
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