Prerequisites for the use of in formation and communication technology by social educators

The paper provides an overview of information and communication technology (hereinafter - ICT) development trends in social educator’s activity, including the analysis and presentation of communication objects and objects of social educator’s activity. Due to a sustainable application of ICT, more and more students enter the universities with the appropriate computer literacy skills; therefore the universities shall solve the problem of further development of professional ICT competences. Teachers’ ICT literacy is defined by law, whereas qualification requirements of specialists providing social pedagogical assistance have not yet been set. In view of this it is necessary to address the ICT competence of the above professionals by focusing on their activities and communication objects. The article discusses the needs and opportunities for upgrading ICT competences of future social educators