PROFESSIONAL MOBILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF FUTURE TEACHERS THROUGH THE PRISM OF SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

• Tetiana Babiuk

  Кам'янець-Подільський національний університет імені Івана Огієнка

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7199-1951

• Sergii Babiuk

  Кам'янець-Подільський національний університет імені Івана Огієнка

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1762-5555

Abstract. The article examines the role of soft skills in ensuring the professional mobility and competitiveness of future teachers within the modern educational environment. The relevance of the study is determined by the transformation of higher pedagogical education under conditions of digitalization, European integration, rapid technological development, and changing labor market requirements. It is emphasized that modern teacher training should focus not only on the formation of professional knowledge and methodological competence but also on the development of universal competencies that enable future specialists to adapt effectively to professional challenges, communicate constructively, work collaboratively, and engage in lifelong learning.

The study substantiates that soft skills are an important component of professional competence and directly influence future teachers’ professional adaptation, flexibility, emotional resilience, leadership potential, and ability to function effectively in conditions of uncertainty. Considerable attention is paid to practice-oriented technologies for soft skills development in higher education institutions. The article analyzes the educational potential of training technologies, the case-study method, project-based learning, reflective practices, digital educational tools, and elements of kairos management in the professional training of future teachers.

Examples of practical activities implemented with higher education students are presented, including communicative training sessions, modeling pedagogical situations, teamwork, digital educational projects, reflective tasks, and interactive exercises aimed at developing communication skills, critical thinking, self-management, emotional intelligence, and professional adaptability. The article highlights the experience of implementing elective educational components focused on soft skills development at Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University. It is noted that such educational components are highly popular among first- and second-level higher education students and contribute to the development of professional mobility, digital competence, teamwork, leadership qualities, and readiness for innovative pedagogical activity.

The study concludes that the integration of soft skills into the system of professional teacher training creates favorable conditions for preparing competitive specialists capable of effective professional interaction and continuous self-development in the contemporary educational space.

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