PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS RESEARCH FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR FUEL AND ENERGY COMPLEX OF UKRAINE

Modern electric power industry enterprises operate in rather unfavourable conditions, which adversely affect their activity and are associated with constant changes in the external and internal environment. Today all the world's electric power industry is experiencing a sharp staff shortage and the need for people’s fundementally new knowledge and skills. In recent years the insufficient attention amount is paid to the issue of scientific and technical and personnel supply has led to a clear slowing down of the scientific and technical potential development of the fuel and energy complex (FEC). If this trend continues, it is likely to become an obstacle to the indicators achievement laid down in the Energy Strategy and the further successful growth of the FEC industry. An important factor for the sustainable development of Ukraine’s electricity industry is the sufficient level achievement of scientific, technical and personnel support for the branches of the fuel and energy complex for the long-term perspective. The decision of the current situation on the market is the close interaction between energy companies and institutions of higher education, the development of joint curricula and focus on students’ practical experience. It will allow the energy companies to provide the latest scientific and scientific-technical developments that will meet the European level, overcome the shortage of scientific and skilled engineering and technical personnel and increase young specialists’ the interest in the industry. In the course of the research, it was found out that for qualitative training of specialists it is necessary to take into account the parameters of the specifics of the branches of the fuel and energy complex, the basic requirements for skills, experience and knowledge of the future employee. For efficient interaction of energy companies with higher education institutions, it is necessary to assess the readiness of the business sector to regularly allocate funds for students’ study, the level of technological equipment at the enterprises of the FEC and quality standards of energy services. The article examines the state of human resource and problems of qualified specialists’ outflow in the fuel and energy complex of Ukraine. The changes have been analyzed and the trend in the number of employees in the fuel and energy complex have been determined. The European and national experience in methods of combating a certain problem has been described. On the basis of the conducted research the main measures of struggle with personnel "deficit" and directions of their increase have been offered