Development of an adaptive competence of students majoring in service and tourism

This paper discusses the training process of students majoring in service and tourism in Volga Region State College. With the introduction of WorldSkills standards into the educational process, the process of students’ training has changed qualitatively. General competencies come to the fore; they can be combined by a common name-adaptive competence. It is the ability to quickly adapt to changes in the surrounding world that allows students to achieve the highest results in their profession, and this is confirmed by competitions of professional skill at various levels. The paper presents the results of organizational-methodical conditions creation in Volga Region State College for students’ adaptive competence development. The paper describes methods and approaches of students’ training for competitions of professional skills according to WorldSkills standards. The basic elements of adaptive competence and methods of their development are considered. The paper describes positive and negative indicators of this competence development, the impact on students’ social adaptation in society. The obtained training experience can be used in the educational process for other humanities majors, and easily scaled to other educational institutions.