Practical Training in MSUCE as One of the Basic Stages of Continuing Education in Construction

Problem statement: professional and personal competencies formed during students’ practical training have a great effect on a graduate's career and following education. Research questions: 1. The system of students’ practical training in Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MSUCE). 2. The research of construction companies’ demands to MSUCE students. 3. New educational standards in Russia. 4. The process of key competencies forming during the practical training in MSUCE. 5. The role of professional and personal competencies in a graduate's career and education. Purpose of study: 1. To discover the factors which make influence on students’ competencies formed during practical training. 2. To study the development of graduates’ competencies in the system of continuing education. Research methods: the analysis of educational programs, practical training statute, questioning of personnel department managers of leading Russian construction companies, data analysis. Findings: the key competencies and factors forming them were discovered. Conclusions: Continuing education in construction can be effectively realized only from the basic stages. Key competencies are formed during practical training and developed during MBA and post-graduate course.