Pedagogical conditions for the effectiveness of practical training of students in tourism and hospitality industry

Background. The priority of practical training in the higher education system is determined by the need of the tourism and hospitality industry for qualified personnel who are able to keep up with the times and work in modern conditions. In this regard, an important task of higher education institutions is to improve the education system, including traditional approaches. One of the main tasks is the timely updating of curricula and programs, namely the introduction of relevant disciplines, increasing the level of practical training, and the use of new technologies in teaching. Also, a priority in the development of the education system should be the continuous improvement of the quality of teaching and training. At the moment, the key direction for the development of the education system in Russian universities is the organization of practical training of students.

Purpose. To identify the reasons for the inefficient organization of the process of practical training of students for the tourism and hospitality industry, as well as to offer recommendations for their elimination.

Materials and methods. The paper uses systematic, competence-based and professionographic approaches for the model of organizing practical training of students in the tourism and hospitality industry; the main methods for research are statistical method, analytical method (documentary, comparative).

Results. As a result of the conducted research, the conditions for the organization of effective practical training of students in the tourism and hospitality industry are determined. The study analyzes the current state of practical education in the tourism and hospitality industry in the Russian Federation, identifies factors affecting the low level of practical training, examines the relationship between students' practical experience and their ability to find work in the training profile, analyzes the reasons for the low effectiveness of practical training at the university. Based on the analysis, the conditions for the effective organization of practical training of students in the tourism and hospitality industry are proposed: the interaction of universities with employers from the real sector of the economy, the development of practical skills of teachers, changing the structure of educational programs in the direction of logical interaction of theory and practice, increasing the duration of practice in the structure of the educational process. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the analysis of the current situation of the organization of practical training of students and the identification of criteria for the effectiveness of this process.