PROBLEMS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FOREST MACHINE DRIVERS

Abstract

Introduction. Today practically all Russian experts  register extremely low level  of workforce productivity in timber processing complex, low efficiency of  labour force, technologic weakness, and organization and infrastructure imperfection. The goal of the research is to analyse the factors influencing the efficiency of professional activity, and to search the methods to improve the level of professional training of drivers of forest machines. Theoretical analysis of the problem. The level of training of drivers of forest machines (FM) and the conditions of their labour may be revealed as the major source to increase the efficiency of professional activity. The problem of assessment and forecasting of efficiency of activity of FM drivers is an important task, the solution of which will make it possible to  increase the performance in timber processing complex in future years.  Results. Among individual characteristics, underlying in the  perfect competency, the most important characteristics for FM driver were considered to be  professionally important qualities, meeting  sensory, cognitive, and  motor stages of driver performance. The scheme of professionally important qualities for a FM driver is offered, competency of the driver is reflected in the offered scheme. In practice, to assess the competence and professional training, it is offered to use various  psychophysiological tests and  diagnostic platforms ( e.g. information-diagnostic machine “Diagnost-Forester” ) . An assessment of professionally important qualities is the basis to forecast the efficiency of professional activity and to assess the competence. Depending on the level of competence, it is offered to perform the individualization of the process of professional training. Depending on the starting level of  absolute competency, the offered scheme is supposed to  individuate the process of training using proper  simulators. This is the peculiarity of the offered scheme Conclusion. It is offered to  approach the examination of the drivers and their professional activity from the  perspective of  ergatic systems, including social and psychologic aspect of a driver. Individualization of  professional training of FM drivers, based on the assessment of  competency, enables to ensure the efficiency of professional training of  trainees and to lower their   dropout while training.