Theoretical sources for designing advanced professional training for specialists in the new nuclear power industry

The article examines the scientific views of Russian researchers on advanced professional education as a prerequisite for designing industry-specific professional training of specialists for the emerging technological platform of new nuclear energy. The study and systematization of theoretical sources allows us to establish significant conceptual provisions that are essential for the development of a project for the advanced training of specialists, namely, the scientific research potential of the educational environment of advanced professional training; the personal potential of a specialist in the unity of the sides of «transformative intelligence»; a methodological system that unites the elements of the professional training process (programs, technologies, principles, goals-results). An analysis of Russian publications shows the ambiguity of researchers’ understanding of the source that creates the «impetus for advancement» in professional education: in the post-Soviet period, special attention was paid to the formation of the personality of a specialist, his professional competencies and universal resources. In the context of digital transformation, without diminishing the role of the specialist’s personality, the emphasis is shifting towards a technocratic approach, improving the instrumental basis of professional training (foresight forecasts, flexible content, dynamic transfer of scientific results into training programs, short programs for the variable part of basic programs). The article emphasizes the feasibility of studying advanced vocational education in the context of digital transformation of the education system at the regional and industry levels. The article reflects the specifics of designing advanced professional training for nuclear scientists, given the specifics of production, high risks and guarantees of nuclear safety at a dynamic pace of technological renewal, which requires careful coordination of the balance of fundamental engineering and technical knowledge and the competencies of the «proactive» position of a specialist in the development of educational technologies of advance.