Bryk R. Professional Competence Formation in Future Tourism Professionals at Vocational Education Establishments by Means of Information Technologies.

The dissertation is dedicated to theoretical grounding and experimental verification of pedagogical conditions of professional competence formation in future tourism professionals at vocational educational establishments by means of information technologies. Pedagogical conditions of professional competence formation in future tourism professionals are: pupil motivation to professional development under the circumstances of the learning process informatization; systematic use of information technologies in the acquisition process of various subjects; professional orientation in the study of disciplines related to informatics; skills of independent use of information technology means with simulation application (real and virtual). The components (professional - montivational, fundamental - content related, functional and that of activity) and the model of the professional competence formation process of thevocational educational establishment pupils by means of information technologies have been theoretically grounded and developed in the dissertation. The effectiveness of the defined pedagogical conditions has been proved.