HOW TO OVERCOME INSUFFICIENT LANGUAGE AND DIGITAL COMPETENCES OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

Abstract

The aim of the work – to outline the modern competencies of the neonatologist on the formation of a healthy start of a new life and the management of the newborn period, and to offer the reserves for the improvement of postgraduate training of specialists and specialists in the specialty of Neonatology by assimilating key competences updated and supplemented in 2017–2018 – language, digital and professional

The main body. The essence, content of the digital and linguistic competence updated in 2017, their influence on the formation of professional and professional competence and new competences of teachers and students on the levels of the European Qualifications Framework and the key competences for lifelong learning recommended by the European Parliament and the EU Council in 2018 are considered.

The reasons of lack of language and digital competency of teachers and students of postgraduate education and users of electronic education and medicine systems have been analyzed, it is shown that without proper level of language competence, knowledge of English at level B2 can not be adequately assimilated by digital technology, to acquire the necessary digital and professional competence. Conclusions have been made to overcome the linguistic and digital inequality of teachers and students and the need for training in the framework of new modern competencies of students.

Conclusions. Thus, the formation of modern competencies in neonatology, taking into account the importance for the society of professional competences and outcomes of neonatologists and adjacent specialists, should be carried out in the thematic improvement the cycle of Adaptation and Pathology of Newborns of at least 1 month duration. The training curriculum in this cycle needs to be supplemented with new competencies to achieve the current level of competencies of specialists and neonatology specialists.