Psychological-pedagogical support of professional training aimed at future Specialists of Preschool Educational Institutions

The article reveals the essence of the concept “support” and its place in the professional training intended for future specialists of preschool education institutions (PSEI). The types of support have been determined, to be more precise: psychological, pedagogical, communicative, speech-centred, methodological, social, monitoring, etc. It has been concluded that the overall purpose of the psychological and pedagogical support in the educational process is to ensure the full development of the future specialist of a preschool education institution (the subject). The psychological and pedagogical support is widely used in the process of professional training intended for future preschool teachers. It has been substantiated that the tasks of the psychological and pedagogical support are fulfilled in the unity of the scientific-theoretical, methodological and practical components of the training aimed at future teachers of the PSEIs, which is reflected in the curricula. The leading role in the professional training belongs to the cycle of the disciplines aimed at profession-oriented and practical training as well as pedagogical practice, the latter being the main component and the result signalising about the professional readiness of the future PSEI specialists. While conducting the questionnaire aimed at studying and improving the professional training within the process of pedagogical practice, we came to the conclusion that it is necessary to use psychological and pedagogical support, enhancing the humanistic-personal communication of the teacher in the process of studying in institutions of higher education, which testifies to the high motivation of modern students to pedagogical activities, their desire to professional self-improvement and self-development, the orientation to the enrichment of professional competence in the latest scientific achievements, as well as the realization of their own scientific and methodological research. The psychological and pedagogical support for the professional training intended for the future professionals of PSEIs is used to outline and form a positive profession- and person-oriented “I”, confidence in his / her own abilities, creative development, independence in making positive decisions, etc.