Business training as an element of practically oriented training of students of secondary vocational education in the direction 43.02.16. "Tourism and hospitality"

this article is devoted to the consideration of business training as an element of practice-oriented training of students of secondary vocational education in the direction of 43.02.16. At the beginning of the article, the author conducted a methodological study of professional literature on the analysis of the term "business training", the development and formation of this concept in Russia and abroad, considered the positions of modern teachers on the interpretation of business training, the use of this teaching method in universities and colleges. At the same time, the author noted the lack of modern studies on assessing the effectiveness of the use of business training elements in specialized disciplines for students of universities and colleges. To fill this gap, the author set the task of conducting such a study. The experiment was conducted at Synergy University in Moscow at the Department of Management in the Hotel and Restaurant Business. Two groups of students took part in the study - control and experimental, who were trained according to the same program with one difference: for students of the control group, practical classes were conducted according to the traditional system in the format of seminars, and for students of the experimental group – mainly in the format of trainings using the technology of N.V. Zhadko. The article presents examples of practical assignments in the core disciplines of the training program 43.02.16. "Tourism and Hospitality" in such disciplines as "Entrepreneurial activity in the field of tourism and hotel business", "Legal and documentary support in tourism and hospitality", "Management in tourism and hospitality". To assess the effectiveness of using business training elements in teaching students of secondary vocational education, the author assessed and compared the results of industrial practice and the academic performance of students in core disciplines in the control and experimental groups. The article presents a detailed analysis of the experiment results and develops recommendations for teachers on the implementation and adaptation of business training elements when conducting practical classes for students of secondary vocational education.

business training, students' skills and abilities, intensive training, practice-oriented training, students' academic performance