Home – Home – Jornals – Professional Education in the Modern World 2018 number 4

The article analyzes the problems of professional training and employment of people of retirement age. The author shows that pension reforms on the course causes the problem for old people employment. The processes that occur in social and economic life and higher proportion of old people in Russia result in the need to build gerontological culture of society focusing on the role of old people in social development. The gerontological education assumes influencing people in their preparation for older age; revealing resources for development and participation in the public life for productive activities. The paper outlines that it is necessary to solve the problem and prepare people for retirement. Lifelong learning and being open-minded are seen as the reasons for old people efficient employment. Old people need to solve their problems efficiently not relying on governmental and public authorities. The article highlights the tendencies of professional training development that should be considered when teaching old people. These tendencies include: continuity of education, standards of professional training, democratic education, education availability, free compulsory education, equal rights in for professional and higher education aimed at personal development. The article represents professional standards and competency-based approach for training qualified personnel. The concept «competency» is the dominant criterion when evaluating staff qualification as it is the main parameter of professional training and qualification of national employees. The author proposes the measures on improving professional training and employment of old people.