Peculiarities of the dual education in Germany as an important element of professional training

Abstract

The need to reform the higher education system both in European countries and in Ukraine has led to the need to study the leading experience of educational practices of higher education institutions. German education is considered to be one of the best examples of high-quality modern education the practice of which is followed by the whole world. The development of german education is characterized by the transition to a dual system of education which has been successfully used in the country for more than twenty years. And, accordingly, as a result, Germany has shown high results and professional achievements of students as well as one of the lowest levels of youth unemployment. Moreover, the focus on german education is growing due to the successful combination of learning, practice and support for young people in personal and family development. Therefore, the study of Germany's best practices in the field of dual education is an important element in improving the system of Ukrainian and European education. Comparing the systems of dual and traditional learning, we tend to claim that the benefits of dual learning are obvious: 1) learning is as close as it is possible to the demands of production; 2) high employment rate; 3) increasing the diversity of educational programs; 4) more diverse professional development of the student; 5) stimulating business in investing in vocational education; 6) the implementation of scientific research is facilitated by the possibility of using modern production equipment directly in production itself; 7) there is an opportunity to influence the personality of the specialist as well as the formation of the necessary qualities of the employee in the model of the dual system of training; 8) as a technology, the dual system of training increases the motivation and need to obtain the knowledge necessary for professional activities due to the fact that the quality of acquired knowledge will allow to perform highquality duties in the workplace