Practical training of future tourism specialists in higher educational establishments.

Abstract

The article provides the analysis of the data that testify to the importance of future tourism specialists’ practical training in higher educational establishments. The author studied the most effective forms of practical training organization for future specialists in active tourism in the conditions of higher educational establishments. The research results confirm the great value of tourism specialists’ practical training. The students who did well during their on-the-job training program and got additional knowledge began to study not only tourism disciplines but also general ones better. The pedagogical monitoring, conducted on the basis of selective analysis of examination records, showed that quality of the syllabus mastering had significantly risen after the on-the-job training program.

Key words:

practical training; future specialist; active tourism; professional competence; students.