PREPARATION OF EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF ICT: PROBLEMS AND WAYS OF THEIR DECISION
Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2008, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
The situation on preparation of experts in the field of ICT in the Latvian high schools and in average educational institutions is analyzed, and is concrete in East region. It is established, that preparation of such experts does not satisfy needs for the industry and sphere of service. According to researches of enterprise Euro Data now (2007) in Latvia in ICT branch there are no 3500 experts. This problem is actual and for other countries of the Europe. Of graduates in the field of ICT in an expert are made great demands. In opinion of many scientists and experts term of training 3-4 years is not so sufficient for good professional and scientific preparation of experts. Besides in the majority of educational institutions under ICT programs there is a big elimination of students. The main reasons of deduction of students are: a low level of knowledge on the physics, the mathematics, foreign language, etc. to subjects; a significant part of students work and study on day time branch and practically at them does not remain to time not only for independent work, but also visiting of lectures and seminars. The low level of the grant, social and economic problems, payment for study, compels students to study and work. Ways of the decision of the above-named problems are offered. Such ways are improvement of formation in high schools, increase of prestigiousness of a speciality, improvement of social and economic conditions of students and graduates, increase in expenses on ITC from the state and etc. In opinion of E. Silkina the measure of promotion to an information society is reflected with a level of development of an information-technical complex of the country, the including interconnected set of manufactures and kinds of activity – from the industry of integrated schemes, electro-computing mechanical engineering, manufacture of office equipment and technics of communication up to the market of computer and communication services, maintenance to consumers of information products and services.
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Boris Jarinovsky
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