Computer literacy-oriented training of specialists of pre-retirement age within the framework of the national project “Older generation”

The research problem and the rationale for its relevance. The article deals with the development of computer literacy of specialists of pre-retirement age. The problem of training and retraining of the elderly is noted. The goal of the research. The aim is to improve the computer literacy of pre-retirees in the current stage of the development of informatization of society in connection with the need to meet the requirements of employers. Methodology. The analysis of publications devoted to the issues of training and retraining of older citizens led to the need to develop an additional professional program of professional retraining “Computer Operator”, aimed at forming new competencies of students in the field of obtaining, converting, storing and using information and developing skills for the rational use of computers in professional activities. Results. An additional professional program of professional retraining “Computer Operator” for specialists of pre-retirement age without taking into account basic education was developed and tested. The scientific novelty consists in the description of current approaches to the training of older citizens, which are significantly different from young people, in the development of an additional professional retraining program “Computer Operator” for specialists of pre-retirement age. Practical novelty - the developed additional professional program of professional retraining “Computer Operator” for specialists of pre-retirement age was tested in practice and empirical results were obtained showing the dynamics of the formation of students ' competencies in the field of obtaining, converting, storing and using information and developing skills for rational use of computers in professional activities at the stage of retraining. The development of computer literacy of specialists of pre-retirement age in the process of professional retraining “Computer Operator” is proved.