Opportunities for the development of soft skills in the professional training of social educators

Abstract

 In a rapidly changing world, the requirements for specialists are changing, and in this regard,
the problem of developing soft skills becomes relevant. The authors analyzed the state of knowledge of
soft skills, hard skills in domestic and foreign scientific, pedagogical, psychological literature. In order
to determine the importance of Soft skills for social educators, the tasks and functions imposed on
specialists of socio-pedagogical activity are differentiated. Within the framework of the article, soft skills
were considered as a factor ensuring success in professional activity. According to the research of foreign
scientists, the features, types and structures of soft skills have been identified. The foreign experience is
analyzed and the ways of soft skills development in the training of specialists are determined. The article
examines the views and attitudes of students of the specialty “Social Pedagogy and self-knowledge” to soft
skills. During the research and theoretical analysis of soft skills, we found that they are difficult to track
and measure because of their humanitarian aspects that do not meet real mathematical criteria. Analyzing
the results of theoretical analysis and research, the authors identified the advantages of soft skills among
future social educators, which have a positive impact on professional activity through the development of
these skills.