The role of professional culture in the formation of future pedagogues of vocational education

The analysis of scientific works proved that, in general, the concept of “culture”, as a terminological unit, acquires various “specialist” or so-called “professional” colours in various fields of scientific research. It was revealed that the concept of “professional culture” is understudied in the system of training future teachers of professional education. The aim of the study was to determine the essence of the professional culture of future pedagogues of vocational training based on the specifics of the professional activity of a specialist in the field of “Vocational Education (Design)”. The author's understanding of the essence of the professional culture of future pedagogues of professional training in the field of design is formulated, based on the general understanding of the concept of “professional culture” in the following interpretation: it is a specific subsystem of general culture, a systemic and holistic unity of cultural and social experience regarding the ways and means of interaction between generations, socio-cultural and value traditions professional activity and personal achievements of mankind. The professional culture of future pedagogues of professional training in the field of design is interpreted as follows: it is a specific type of professional and pedagogical culture, a universal (basic) characteristic of pedagogical reality, which reflects (decodes) specific markers of pedagogical activity and functions in the plane of both pedagogical (educational, didactic, developmental) and purely professional (design, construction, project, technological) self-realization of the teacher as a specialist and subject of professional activity.