World Professional Skills Competitions as a Way of Professional Education Internationalization

Abstract

This article deals with the development of secondary vocational education and training (SVET) in the context of globalization processes. International cooperation is one of the priorities in the development of the SVET system. Constant updating of the educational content and technologies is necessitated by the professional qualification requirements and international standards. A promising area of professional education internationalization could be arrangement of international competitions and professional skills championships in the WorldSkills format. Far East State Transport University (FESTU) took part in organizing the WorldSkills BRICS Championship in the “Rail transport technologies” competence in 2022 and it is described in this paper. The professional skills competitions enhance the development of professional and expert communities, professional development of scientists, engineers, and workers in Russia and globally. Such competitions can become one of the main forms of vocational education internationalization, which will enhance and improve education quality overall.