Procedure of recognizing the results of non-formal and informal education in the training of bachelors and masters of specialty 016 “Special Education”(based on the analysis of the experience of EU countries)

Abstract

The article analyses the problem of recognition of the results of non-formal and informal education in the training of bachelors and masters of specialty 016 “Special Eduacation” based on the analysis of the experience of EU countries on the results of international advanced training of scientific and pedagogical staff “Use of informal education in the training of bachelors and masters: experience of the EU countries and Ukraine”. Non-formal education is considered as “education obtained under educational programs and does not provide the award of state – recognized educational qualifications at the levels of education, but may result in the assignment of professional and/or the award of partial educational qualifications”, while informal education is an independent activity of the individual, which is related to the profession, social or other activities, family or leisure. It is needed to take into account the results of non-formal and informal education of applicants as an innovative component ; the main results of international professional development are given. Characteristic aspects of the implementation of these types of education among applicants for higher degree of specialty 016 “Special Education” are given. The use of these types of education, as well as the mechanism of their validation and re-crediting of loans to applicants, as the result of the implementation of the experience gained in the subsequent training of applicants of specialty 016 “Special Education” in Kharkiv National Pedagogical University named after G.S. Skovoroda. It is emphasized that positive practice at Kharkiv National Pedagogical University named after G. S. Skovoroda is the existence of a procedure for recognizing the results of training of applicants obtained in non-formal and/or informal education, which are regulated by the relevant provision. The results of training obtained by applicants through informal and/or non-formal education are recognized in accordance with the established procedure in the formal education system.