Training of workers at the present stage: problems and solutions

The main problems of professional personnel training in the system of secondary vocational education are highlited in the article. A significant emphasis on practice-orientedness in the training of working-level specialists, the intensification and digitalization of education, the introduction of modern pedagogical technologies (dual, cluster training) lead to significant strain on the adolescent body. In connection therewith, despite the positive changes in the secondary vocational education system, the scientific community defines problems regarding the state of physical and mental health of students, their adaptation to work loads, timely assessment of learning conditions, including those during apprenticeship, the quality of medical care, guidance counseling, professional selection and their further employment. The creation of a favorable educational environment, as well as a timely assessment of the functional state of students in terms of indicators that can act as criteria for their adaptation to apprenticeship, can become a platform for the successful mastering of the profession, its further improvement and the retention of vocational graduates in the profession.