Theoretical and Methodological Foundations for the Development of Professional Competence of Future Specialists in Physical Culture and Sports in the Context of Informal Education

У статті окреслено теоретичні та методичні засади розвитку професійної компетентності майбутніх фахівців з фізичної культури і спорту в умовах інформальної освіти, що забезпечує самостійну й ефективну реалізацію цілей педагогічного процесу. Зазначено, що інформальна освіта майбутніх фахівців з фізичної культури і спорту відбувається в інтеграції з формальною і неформальною в різних поєднаннях. Виявлено основні переваги інформальної освіти в контексті професійної підготовки майбутніх фахівців з фізичної культури і спорту над формальною і неформальною, яка проявляється в орієнтації на самореалізацію, зосередженні на особистісному самовдосконаленні здобувачів освіти і подальшому управлінні власним освітнім простором.The article outlines the theoretical and methodological principles of developing professional competence of future specialists in physical culture and sports in the context of informal education, which provides independent and effective implementation of the goals of the pedagogical process. It is noted that informal education of future specialists in physical culture and sports takes place in integration with formal and non-formal education in various combinations. The main advantages of informal education in the context of professional training of future specialists in physical culture and sports over formal and non-formal are given, which are manifested in the focus on self-realization, personal self-improvement of students and further management of their own educational space. Theoretical analysis ofscientific and methodological literature on certain issues, comparison and generalization of data, comparison of different views on the research problem is used. The professional competence of specialists in physical culture and sports includes “a system of general and special psychological and pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary for the effective implementation of educational activities; economic and managerial and legal training, which allows performing individually and preparing students to perform various social roles; formed a holistic professional thinking and consciousness, which determine the success of creative professional and pedagogical activities. Informal education is manifested in accounting for personal interests, desires, needs, opportunities; interpersonal interaction, which saturates the socio-cultural environment; informal education is flexible, mobile, accessible, regardless of gender, age, it is able to satisfy personal and professional interests with a focus on personal or other people’s experience, which is a source of learning; informal education is distinguished from other types of continuing education by a high degree of self-regulation (self-control, self-analysis, self-education, etc.)