Vocational education in formation of the system of Ukrainian society value orientations

The subject of research is the role of professional education in ensuring changes of the value orientations of Ukrainian Information Age Society. The aim of this study is to identify the value orientations of modern Ukrainian society and the role of education in the values formation system. The research targets: to consider the problem of changes of generally significant values under the influence of Ukraine’s transformational processes up-to-date; to investigate the value of work through the mechanism of entrusting Ukrainian society with new types of employment; to focus attention on the role of professional education in the formation of a new elites generation with their universal human values, harmonized with the traditional and development strategy of the Ukrainian state. Research Methods. In the process of the study, the following research methods were used: logical generalization, comparison, analogies and the method of synthesis. The methodological basis of research was the Ukrainian and foreign scientists’ works, analytical materials of leading research organizations. Results. The concept of «value» is considered as a set of the most important qualities of the internal structure of personality which is manifested through the conscious activity of people, as they are especially important for her. The causes and consequences of value changes are analyzed and the focus is placed on the creative industries as a form of prevalent manifestation of value orientations of modern society. The author of the article proposes to focus on a more detailed study of the continuity of value of the worker and education in the information age, where the main vector is human-centrism. The practical significance. The results of this study can be used in the educational field to improve educational activities aimed at forming values of human-centric orientation. Conclusions. The results of the study suggest that education in the information age plays the most important role in the system of formation of human-centric values