Forming environmental awareness of future designers in the process of continuous professional training

Abstract

The article investigates the role of environmental awareness in the professional activity of a specialist. It is established that environmental awareness is interpreted as value guidelines aimed to the preserving, restoring and rational nature use. It is shown that scientific aspect of overcoming the ecological crisis implies forming an ecocentric type of environmental awareness. The author has formulated basic principles of forming environmental awareness of a future designer in the system of continuous education, such as: orientation to the concept of integral environmental design; forming the system of value ecodesign guidelines aimed to the preserving, restoring and rational nature use; understanding synergetic nature of ecological processes and conservation of the environment in the process of future professional activity; forming the professionally-oriented ecological picture of the world.