In modern conditions, the problem of artificial intelligence is interdisciplinary in nature and at the moment the potential for using this technology in various spheres of life has not been studied. The introduction of artificial intelligence methods contributes to the modernization of the education and professional training system, taking into account the paradigm of digitalization and convergence of education, and will bring educational programs to the needs of the digital economy. The article substantiates the significance of the problem of developing the readiness of future teachers to use artificial intelligence technologies. The concepts of digital economy, digital technologies, digital ethics, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence technologies are considered. The importance of using artificial intelligence methods in education is determined. The range of tasks for solving the problem of developing the readiness of future teachers to use artificial intelligence technologies is outlined.

The article presents a new understanding of the process of education in secondary vocational education. The features of secondary vocational education are revealed, which allow us to talk about conditions that significantly distinguish educational activities in professional educational organizations from similar work in schools. The basic principles of the organization of students’ labor activity are presented, the connection of the processes of growing up with the participation of students in social activities is shown. Promising directions for improving education in secondary vocational education are proposed.

The article substantiates the relevance of the study of universal learning actions of students of secondary vocational education (SVE). Against the background of the introduction of new means of assessing the educational results of students of secondary vocational education, there remains a need for the study of universal learning actions in conditions when, according to international monitoring of the quality of education, the indicators of Russian adolescents have slightly decreased, experimental studies of the formation of universal learning actions in secondary vocational students are becoming especially relevant. The specificity of the pedagogical approach to the study of the universal learning actions of SVE students is shown, the theoretical and practical significance of such studies is substantiated.

At the moment, society needs qualified workers who can simultaneously operate with fundamental knowledge and have practical skills sufficient to find an effective solution in complex and unforeseen cases. Vocational education and institutions involved in personnel retraining have a goal to ensure a sufficient level of knowledge for students to adapt to the conditions of the modern labor market; to focus on the requirements of leading organizations and enterprises; to ensure the competitiveness of certified specialists in employment. Based on this, the objective is set to improve the educational structure and methods of training future specialists in secondary vocational education institutions; introduction of the latest developments in this field into the educational process, which is more necessary when training specialists employed in high-tech industries.

In the conditions of the modern world, when the term “security” is filled with vital meaning more than ever, society should make maximum efforts to adapt a person to the conditions of the technosphere and form risk-oriented thinking in him. A significant amount of this work falls on the teaching staff, who should teach the younger generation the basic rules of safe existence in modern realities, since it is with the training of future teachers of housing and communal services that a long and continuous path of teaching the population measures to prevent and protect against the dangers of our environment begins. The article deals with the problems of improving the quality of the subject-profile training of a bachelor of education in the field of life safety. As a solution, the author suggests using the potential of extracurricular activities of students to form professional skills in the noxological and pedagogical fields. The examples of the activities of student organizations given in the article show their relationship with the results of the development of educational material in the process of academic activity and the impact of specialized extracurricular activities on the further employment of students in the specialty.

The article highlights analysis of the educational results of the training of middlelevel specialists in secondary vocational education in comparison with modern qualification requirements for specialists of this qualification level. The results of pedagogical research aimed at methods for the development of students’ self-control skills in educational activities are analyzed. The prospects of the author’s research aimed at creating a methodology for the formation of professional self-control competence are presented.

The article analyzes the problem of professional orientation and motivation of psychology students in the context of the sophomore slump. The approaches to understanding the essence of the sophomore slump in foreign and domestic literature are revealed, its connection with professional and pedagogical motivation is substantiated. The results of an empirical study of the level of professional orientation and motivation of second-year psychology students are presented. Some sophomores experience difficulties related to the lack of personal meaning in their professional education and lack of readiness for professional activity. The prevention of a sophomore slump can be carried out in the form of psychological and pedagogical support for students, special educational disciplines and the organization of classes that contribute to the assimilation of the role of a professional.

The article reveals the main pedagogical conditions for the formation of financial literacy of cadets of military institutes, the presence of which is objectively necessary for the formation of economic culture, including financial literacy. The material of the article determines the need to optimize pedagogical conditions in the educational activities of the military institute, as a key factor that has a direct impact on the formation of financial literacy of cadets in the process of vocational education.

in St. Petersburg analysis in the context of the use of retro-innovations to ensure the optimization of professional training of future teachers in the context of modernization of the domestic education system. A brief assessment of the role and place of the phenomenon of «retroinnovation» in the context of reforming education system in Russia and in the NorthWest region on the example of Saint Petersburg.

The article indicates that extended professional education plays an important role in improving the professional competence of a teacher. Various types, forms and methods of advanced training and professional retraining according to the programs of DPO are considered. It is noted that the conduct and participation of teachers in scientific conferences on improving the quality of education and distance learning in the format of chat classes are effective forms of professional development of teachers at the present stage. It is emphasized that the strategy of modern DPO should be built taking into account the implementation of new, modern opportunities aimed at comprehensively meeting the educational needs of citizens, society, and the state.