Professional competence of teachers as a condition of intensive technologies introduction in the training process of the tourism sphere specialists.

Abstract

The article proves the significance of professional development of teachers at higher educational institutions that train future tourism experts. It is noted that one of this process planes is the teacher’s professional competence. Various scientific approaches to the concept of “professional development” and its constituent parts are highlighted in the article. According to one of them a range of special competences is defined. Availability of these competences determines the teacher’s implementation of intensive technologies into the process of future tourism experts’ training. The author gives a brief description of each of these competences (communicative, interactive, game-like and technical, perceptive) defining the ways and conditions for their formation.

Key words:

professional development; special professional competence; intensive technologies; specialists in the field of tourism.