Formative Personalisation of Students’ Self-determination and Employability

In relation to existing problems of employability, the article discusses organisational and pedagogical conditions that support professional development of engineering university students within the individualised and personalised approach to the educational process. The need to teach students the basics of engineering jobs and career development technology is described. The formative pedagogical support of students is shown by the example of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) realising the model of three interconnected successive disciplines facilitating students’ professional self-determination and employability. The paper presents the results of the research into TPU students’ personal characteristics in terms of various directions of their future professional activity and their perception of the importance of such learning process components as vocational and academic training, on-placement and research practice.