METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMICS BACHELOR PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE BASED ON STEM EDUCATION

The development of future economic professional competence in STEM education is based on the synthesis of various (pedagogical, psychological, and technological) approaches aimed at forming comprehensive knowledge, practical skills, and innovative thinking. Modern approaches to the training of bachelors require significant changes, as they must meet the requirements of the labor market and technological trends. Therefore, STEM education can become the basis for modernizing the training of bachelors in economics, in which competency-based, activity-based, and interdisciplinary approaches will allow students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for the successful performance of professional tasks. The article substantiates that the competence approach is a step required in response to the challenges of the digital age, as it develops the ability to work in the conditions of the fourth industrial revolution to develop an innovative economy. It is shown that the activity approach, combined with the principles of STEM education, creates a powerful mechanism for forming professional competence of future bachelors of economics. It allows not only the effective transfer of knowledge but also the formation of practical skills, professional thinking, and the ability to continuously improve, which can become drivers of innovative economic development. It has been proved that the interdisciplinary approach allows training specialists of a new type who have not only deep economic knowledge but also the ability to apply the tools of exact sciences and technologies to analyze and solve complex professional problems. The results of implementing this approach will contribute to the training of competitive specialists who can become drivers of the innovative development of society. By using such approaches, universities can not only improve the educational experience for their students but also promote the development of a skilled workforce capable of navigating the intricacies of the global economy.