Open AccessThe paper deals with matters related to the adjustment training of the specialist who has specified competences in order to solve the specific staffing problems of enterprises, provide scheduled staff re-training, suggest additional specializations to graduates of educational institutions, etc. Defines a structure and content of the management system elements for training and adjustment training of specialists, including a shift from activity-related competence to desirable areas of knowledge, and therefrom to the curricula and programmes.
A concept of the knowledge subject is defined. It allows perceiving a specific subject area. A concept of the aspects of the certain knowledge subject is proposed, and in this case it is assumed that the knowledge subject can be represented as a finite set of aspects of the given subject of knowledge. A concept of the knowledge section is defined as a body of knowledge, reflecting some aspect of the particular subject of knowledge. Thus, the entire body of knowledge to be offered by the particular Department may be represented by a variety of specific sections of knowledge. For each section of knowledge is introduced a concept of the training level, which corresponds to the level of detail and quality of the educational material delivered. To assess the level of training it is possible to use the method of expert’s estimates.
The paper suggests a scheme that allows realization of the relevant order for target training of specialists. Requirements for training specialists are represented as a competency model of the specialist; an implemented study programme is characterized by the competences, obtained as the learning outcomes.
The content of knowledge, corresponding to some competence, is represented as a total of all the sections of knowledge related to the aspects generated by the competence. Then the competence can be revealed through the body of knowledge. As a result, both an order for adjustment training and a Department can be defined as a set of the knowledge sections with indication of quality levels. The concepts of general knowledge, a lack of knowledge, knowledge residue were defined when comparing the weighted knowledge content of the order and the weighted knowledge content of the Department.
The paper introduces an indicator of the level of requirements, which value shows a difference of the order-required level of training for the aspect from the level of training provided by the Department. The order-unclaimed knowledge forms the graduate’s general knowledge. This allows you to adjust the amount of additional knowledge to implement the order. To do this, we introduce the concept of a connectivity factor, which takes the value in the range [0,1]. The experts specify this factor, and the more is its value, the higher is the connectivity of the order materials and the knowledge residue.
The obtained results make it possible to create an optimal technique (including automated) for adjustment or target training of specialists who possess basic education. In addition, this technique allows a customer to select the most desirable basic Department to organise target training.