DEVELOPING DIGITAL COMPETENCES OF FUTURE TEACHERS IN A COLLABORATIVE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT

The information age demands globally competitive educators whoare capable of systematically using digital technologies in their practice, efficientlymanaging the educational process, conducting scientific research to improveeducation, and possessing advanced digital and creative competencies. This is why itis crucial to equip modern future educators with digital technologies. The purpose of this article is to identify effective ways of forming digitalcompetencies in future educators within a collaborative digital environment.The research utilizes theoretical and empirical methods, including abstraction,modeling, synthesis, testing, pedagogical experiments, SWOT analysis, etc.The concepts of "digital literacy," "digital competence," "digital competence offuture educators," "collaboration," and "collaborative digital nvironment" wereexplored.The digital environment for collaborative learning allows for the automation of quality management processes in education and the development of digital teaching skills in a digital environment among future teachers. The advantages of developing digital competence in future educators wererevealed; the structure of digital skills and digital competence of future educatorswithin the European Digital Competence Framework for Educators; the essence of theconcept of "collaboration" as 4Cs: cooperation, coordination, communication,creativity; and the structure and features of the proposed educational portalhttps://edu-collaboration.kz/ were discussed. Based on the research results, content and discourse analysis were carried outto classify collaborations as a form of social cooperation, and a Consortium of Kazakhstani Universities was created.