Adaptation of the assessment system of the Olympiad to secondary vocational education

The main tasks of the Olympiad of diploma projects of the Federal Agency for Railway Transport are to improve the quality of training, develop the creative abilities of students, increase the interest of students and teachers in the development and improvement of the railway industry, and form highly qualified human resources. The practice of participation of branches (structural units) of secondary vocational education of the Irkutsk State Transport University shows that not all indicators can be achieved.The educational process in secondary vocational education is focused on preparing for practical activities in production. In accordance with federal state educational standards for secondary vocational education programs, a student must master general and professional competencies, acquire certain knowledge, skills and practical experience. It is proposed to make a number of changes in the system of evaluating the Olympiad of diploma projects in terms of criteria. The assessment system of the Olympiad must be adapted taking into account the possibilities of secondary vocational education to stimulate the participation of structural units in their conduct.

Advanced training in industry education

The experience of the Federal Agency for Railway Transport (Roszheldor) conducting annual training courses for the heads of educational institutions of secondary vocational education and heads of state universities of railways supervising their work, organized by the Training and Methodological Center for Education in Railway Transport, considered. The main issues and problems that were discussed from September 13 to 16, 2021 at the courses “Improving the quality of secondary vocational education in the field of railway transport: prospects and ways of development”, held on the basis of the Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University.The topical issues, the study of which is devoted to the event: the results of the work of educational institutions of secondary vocational education of Roszheldor; interaction of educational organizations of Roszheldor with the main employer — JSC Russian Railways; educational and methodological support of basic professional educational programs of secondary vocational education; new organizational and methodological mechanisms in the system of secondary vocational education through Federal educational and methodological association; introduction of technological innovations into secondary vocational education in railway transport through professional skill con-tests; WorldSkills championships; informational, organizational, scientific and methodological resources for solving problems of training mid-level specialists for railway transport.

Professional and public accreditation of basic educational programs in the field of railway transport

Professional and public accreditation is increasingly included in the practice of interaction between employers and the education system. Topical issues of carrying out the procedure of professional and public accreditation of basic educational programs implemented for the training of qualified personnel in the field of railway transport are considered. The goals and objectives of professional and public accreditation are outlined, practical aspects that help an educational organization to effectively go through the appropriate procedure are highlighted.The presented experience is the result of the author's practical work on the organization of professional and public accreditation of basic educational programs on behalf of employers of railway transport.

The Role of the Association of Colleges and Technical Schools of Transport in Industry Education

The role of the non-profit organization “Association of colleges and technical schools of transport” in solving problems related to the modernization of transport education is considered. Today the Association is an effective tool for feedback with educational organizations in promoting innovative projects in the field of education.Association pays special attention to coordinating the development of new industry competencies WorldSkills.The need for the creation of new competencies is revealed, as a rule, in preparation for a new championship cycle, the introduction of demonstration exam technologies or the development of the championship movement in production, in a region or a university.The idea of joining efforts with colleges and technical schools of sea and river transport of industrial university complexes within the framework of the Association, which is actively supported by the Ministry of Transport of Russia, is becoming significant. This is a further perspective, the next step in the development of the Association.To do together what we cannot do alone is the leitmotif of the activities of the Association, which opens up the opportunity for all members of the Association to reach new educational frontiers.

Signaling on the railway transport of Russia. History of origin and development

The development of humanity is impossible without means of signaling. Signaling in any sphere of human activity has always been a means of ensuring the safety of his life. One of these areas was railway transport, the development of which and, accordingly, signalling facilities began in the early 19th century.With the progress of technological progress in Russia, signaling tools have also evolved, which have gone from the simplest sound and optical signals to modern ones using satellite technologies. Naturally, this path in the technical evolution of mankind is of interest to scientists and just curious people, since knowledge of the stages of the origin and development of signaling allows contemporaries to improve it and at the same time not forget the basics of this area.As a result of this process, the signaling system on railway transport, its means have undergone serious changes. Primitive ways of giving commands - optical (disk, flag) and sound (whistle) to the participants of the movement were pushed by more modern means of signaling, which already involve microprocessor technology and satellite technologies.An example of modern signaling means is the automatic locomotive signaling of a single row of continuous type (ALS-EN). The signal of this type of signaling is more informative: it contains information about the number of free block sections ahead of the train, as well as about the permissible speed of its movement.

Digital transformation of the educational and methodological support of the railway university

A full-fledged transformation is impossible without the use of new didactic approaches and without the creation of a qualitatively new educational and methodological support. This is due to the peculiarities of the modern student. Modern students were born and grew up in an information-saturated world and they are dominated by clip thinking, which is focused on processing information in short portions. Based on this, the problem of developing such training programs that would be aimed at independent work, based on game methods of presenting information, would take into account the psychophysiological features of perception, processing and storage of information by a modern person becomes urgent.To solve this problem, the authors analyzed the results of cognitive psychology research, conducted a self-analysis of the experience of developing and implementing three-dimensional interactive training programs in the educational process.The paper reveals the problems and disadvantages of traditional ways of presenting information. Examples of the implementation of interactive training applications are shown. The method of organizing a distributed distance learning system is presented.The conducted research allowed us to outline ways to modernize educational and methodological support by using interactive applications, mobile learning, resource allocation, introduction of modern digital solutions and creation of a comfortable educational environment.

Digital transformation of workers interaction of workers railway station

The issues of interaction of railway station personnel when troubleshooting infrastructure malfunctions are considered on the example of track devices and signaling, centralization and blocking equipment. Examples of specific solutions to problem situations are given when training a duty officer at a railway station using a simulator representing virtual workplaces of a duty officer and/or train dispatcher. The experience and options for using the simulator in the motion control laboratory are described. The relevance of the publication is associated with the digital transformation of management and the need to train staff at railway stations to interact in a virtual simulation of the transportation process. Changes in the display on the monitor of the simulator in the sequence of actions of the attendant at the railway station are shown. Examples of discrepancy between real methods of troubleshooting at the station and the software of the training complex are given. The perspective of development of virtual control technologies using artificial intelligence is explained. The current instructions and normative documents are used as information materials. A variant of paperwork is proposed as a result of the interaction of employees of various subordination in accordance with the requirements of the current regulatory and technological documents.As scientific methods, the content analysis of the protocols of the students' work on the simulators was used, analytical comparisons of the quantitative and qualitative indicators of the work on the organization of the transportation process during the digital transformation of management were carried out. The didactic forms of using digital simulators in educational work and other forms of educational activity are listed. The results obtained are in improving the quality of training students in professional competencies, ensuring the demand for graduates of educational institutions of the middle level of railway transport in the promising labor market.

New requirements for training personnel for railway transport

The problem of vocational training of specialists is one of the most essential questions in vocational education.Industrial enterprises (and not only railway transport), are currently forced to spend much money and time on additional training of their new employees (specialists), who experience serious difficulties when working. The theoretical training of a young specialist even he (or she) is hardworking, discipline and pass in for his work sometimes doesn't correspond to the real facts at works. The change in the system of the vocational education is necessity now days. These changes are connected with the necessity to improve the training of the students.In the conditions when reform of the system of the vocational education is full speed and the teachers are in search of new educational models the problem of the trained skilled workers claimed in the labor market is in great need. It must be an energetic, curious, creative person capable to show his skill and to react quickly on the changes in the society especially in the professional and social sphere. The main task of the contemporary educational institution is training of such graduating students.Modernization as being an important reserve for the reorganization and renovation of the education system in accordance with the contemporary demands puts the task: to bring in accordance with the social and economical needs of the country to establish communication with the works.The improvement of the vocational education will be of great importance not only for the development of the railway transport but for the whole country, it will give a push to the positive changes in the others branches of industry.

Modern technological solutions to ensure transport security

To ensure uninterrupted railway communication with the Republic of Crimea, within the framework of the largest national infrastructure project, the construction of a transport crossing through the Kerch Strait was completed in 2018, which also includes a railway component. The article considers the regulatory legal grounds for the use of modern stationary inspection and screening complexes that allow for the inspection of freight trains plying on the railway of the transport passage through the Kerch Strait.The uniqueness of the legal regime for the protection of this structure is complemented by the use of the latest technical means of ensuring transport security to prevent the commission of unlawful encroachments in the activities of the transport complex, including stationary inspection railway complexes.The principle of operation of inspection complexes, which is based on the physical method of introscopy, is shown, and their technical characteristics are given. The use of inspection railway complexes allows the transport security forces to identify objects and substances that are prohibited or restricted for movement into the transport security zone, practically without interfering with the technological processes of freight traffic, since the scanning of wagons is carried out while the passage is moving. Modern installations at a high level reliably protect the Crimean bridge from illegal encroachments.

Development of competencies according to WorldSkills Russia standards and opening of championship lines

The appearance of the new federal educational standards for secondary vocational education has given rise to two tools: the WorldSkills competitive movement and the independent assessment of qualifications. Today, the state final certification should be conducted in the form of a defense of the final qualification work, in the form of a thesis (diploma project) and a demonstration exam, which requires specialized sites (equipped with modern technological equipment) that allow you to perform tasks that are provided for in the passport of competencies according to the WorldSkills model. This entails financial costs for educational organizations: either for the participation and use of a specialized site on the basis of a third-party organization, or for the creation of new competencies and the development of the material and technical base of their educational institution.The article describes the experience of the teachers of the Tikhoretsk Technical School of Railway Transport in developing competencies according to WorldSkills standards, as well as the problems and ways of developing championship lines in railway specialties. The creation of new competencies, the development of an expert community, the interaction of educational organizations and the holding of competitions according to WorldSkills standards brings changes to the system of secondary vocational education and sets the pace in the development of championship lines.