ПЕДАГОГІЧНІ УМОВИ ФОРМУВАННЯ ГОТОВНОСТІ МАЙБУТНІХ ПЕДАГОГІВ ПРОФЕСІЙНОГО НАВЧАННЯ ДО ПРОФОРІЄНТАЦІЙНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ СЕРЕД СТАРШОКЛАСНИКІВ

Introduction. The quality and effectiveness of career guidance work depend on the level of career guidance competence of educators. Therefore, vocational education teachers need to be well-oriented in the modern world of professions and methods of career guidance. In this regard, there is a necessity to develop future educators' readiness for career guidance. This requires the development and implementation of effective pedagogical conditions that will contribute to successfully fostering such readiness. Purpose ‒ justification of a set of pedagogical conditions that ensure the formation of readiness among future vocational education teachers for career guidance work with high school students.. Methods: analysis of practical problem, recent researches and publications; generalization of the results of the study. Results. It is emphasized that, to successfully fulfill the social responsibility of familiarizing high school students with modern professions, a teacher must possess specific career guidance knowledge and skills that enhance the effectiveness of this work. At the same time, it is noted that students in pedagogical specialties often lack sufficient mastery of educational materials related to future career guidance activities, complicating their preparation for this task. The simultaneous implementation of effective pedagogical conditions in the educational process contributes not only to the qualitative content and methodological enrichment but also to the optimization of the training process for future vocational education teachers for career guidance activities. It is demonstrated that such pedagogical conditions are aimed at developing career-oriented thinking, supporting the professional and personal formation of future teachers, and equipping them with the necessary competence-based knowledge and practical skills for effective career guidance work. Originality.The readiness of future vocational education teachers for career guidance activities with high school students is examined through the lens of the professional training system. Conclusion. The formation of the professional orientation competence of vocational education teachers is achieved under the following conditions: the implementation of innovative technologies in the educational process; ensuring students understand the importance of vocational orientation work; combining the efforts of teachers from all disciplines; the realization of tasks of a vocational orientation nature during pedagogical practice; and involving students in organizing collaborative work between schools, vocational orientation organizations, and vocational education institutions Keywords: future vocational education teachers, readiness for career guidance activities, pedagogical conditions, professional training.