A qualimetric model for assessing the quality of student training within the social partnership system of a university complex

Introduction. The quality of teacher training can only be achieved through the active participation of all stakeholders in the educational process, including teachers, students, and employers. Effective collaboration among these groups is possible within the framework of social partnership, which entails creating a unified educational environment aligned with contemporary standards for graduates’ professionalism and overall cultural competence. Aim. The present study aims to introduce an author-developed model for assessing the quality of student training within the social partnership system “Pedagogical University Preschool Educational Organisation”, in the context of implementing the programme titled “Three Missions of the University”. Methodology and research methods. The methodological foundation of the study comprises systemic, integrative, and qualimetric approaches. Results. A qualimetric model has been developed to represent the logic underlying the organisation of procedures for assessing the quality of student training within the social partnership system “Pedagogical University Preschool Educational Organisation”. The social partners in this model include business entities and educational institutions of the Russian Federation, teaching staff and students of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University (hereinafter KFU), and employer representatives from preschool educational organisations in the Republic of Tatarstan. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty lies in substantiating the application of the qualimetric approach to assessing the quality of student training. Its theoretical framework, for the first time, integrates two heterogeneous axiomatic foundations: the axioms of Yu. A. Urmantsev, interpreted within the context of social partnership, and the axiomatics of qualimetry, adapted to the assessment procedures of the programme “Three Missions of the University”. Practical significance. The results of the study can be utilised to design technologies that assess the quality of student training, considering the resources available through social partnerships.

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