Technologies of STEM+ education in educational organizations of secondary vocational education

Introduction. STEM education focused on the integration of scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical disciplines in the conditions of intensification of economic and social processes has become widespread in the economically developed countries of the world. In this regard, the analysis of conditions for quality training of qualified personnel for the innovation economy is in the center of attention as the basis for movement towards the development of technological sovereignty. The aim of the study is to analyze the features of STEM+ education technologies application in Russian educational organizations implementing secondary vocational education programs based on the data obtained during empirical research. Materials and methods. We conducted the study by questioning the heads and methodologists of organizations implementing secondary vocational education programs with electronic form of information collection. We processed the obtained data based on rating analysis by the method of systematization and ranking of results. The study involved 75 educational organizations from 46 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Results. We have identified the features of implementation of STEM+ education technologies in professional educational organizations in the process of training qualified personnel in the areas of technological sovereignty projects. We have identified the main risks and barriers to the development of STEM+ education in the context of Russian realities. According to the survey data, these include the problems of education financing (over 53% of survey participants pointed to this problem), equipment with modern equipment and software, which indicated 54.6% of survey participants. We found insufficient level of teachers' readiness in the answers of more than 75% of the survey participants. There is a lack of professional reflection on the need to use STEM+ education technologies to intensify the educational process. The leading role in the introduction of STEM+ education technologies in the educational process by organizations implementing secondary vocational education programs belongs to the factors of training of teaching staff to use modern technologies in the educational process, as evidenced by up to 80% of the responses of the study participants. Prospects for further research. The obtained results can be useful in studying the conditions and prospects of STEM+ education development for the training of qualified personnel in professional educational organizations.