THE PROBLEM OF PERSONNEL SUPPLY OF THE WESTERN REGION OF UKRAINE WITH EMPLOYEES OF WORKING PROFESSIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Abstract

The paper considers modernization of the construction industry to be a priority aspect of the future development of Ukraine and outlines the importance of the quality and competitiveness of products ensured by training of construction specialists. The article analyses scientific research, which indicated the need to improve the construction students' training. Special attention in the article is paid to the vocational (and technical) colleges, which in today's realities remain the leading establishments for training future skilled workers. It has been determined that vocational and technical education institutions in the western region of Ukraine (Ternopil, Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and Chernivtsi regions) are distinguished by a wide range of professions, including construction and welding, which are typical for any locality. A total of 345 vocational and technical education institutions are registered in the region. It has been established that the training of qualified construction workers and welders is carried out in 139 vocational (and technical) colleges (40,3 %) in the western region of Ukraine, where builders are trained in 110 (31,9 %) institutions and welders in 89 (25,8 %). In 73 institutions (21,2 %), both builders and welders are trained simultaneously. In terms of the number of vocational (and technical) colleges, Ternopil region ranks 4th having 16 institutions for training builders and welders (42,1 % of the number of registered ones). The number of future construction workers and welders in the region has been determined. It varies from 4,684 students in the Lviv region to 854 in the Chernivtsi region. In general, the region shows an almost equal distribution of learners in the professions of a builder (8114 individuals) and welder (8491 individuals). 1,747 students are studying in Ternopil region institutions; the total number of the specified qualifications’ students is 16,405. In the educational institutions of Ternopil region, there are 1747 future construction workers and welders, and in the educational institutions of Ternopil city, there are 599 students. From the prospects of continuity, the emphasis is placed on using the student potential of vocational (and technical) colleges as future higher education applicants.