The Dual Education System as a Key Element for Future Railway Experts at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Abstract

The article deals with the dual education system as a key element for railway experts training at the beginning of the 21-st century. The author points out that the dual education system is of key importance for railway experts training as it provides balanced growth and in-depth knowledge of the major, develops the hard and soft skill of future specialists. It is stated that a similar system of education existed in Ukraine in the second half of the 21-st century. This system was rather successful and guaranteed new professional employees for the railway industry. The author demonstrates some information on the number of hours that were given for dual education in the past. The paper also draws out attention to the current situation in Ukraine, shows the main trends and the progress of the dual system of education nowadays. The author concludes that the most effective way of teaching future railway experts is to teach them in the enterprise giving more than 50% of total credits for practical, not theoretical courses. Thus, it is important to use historical experience and to implement it in the present education system.