Educational and methodological complex as an effective tool for the development of research skills of secondary vocational education students

Introduction . The article is devoted to the urgent problem of developing research competence among students of secondary vocational education (SVE) in the context of modern socio-economic challenges and requirements for the competitiveness of specialists. Purpose setting . The purpose of the article is to summarize the experience of developing research competence through an educational and methodological complex as an important tool using the example of a general education discipline (geography). Methodology and methods of the study . The research used methods of analyzing scientific literature, dissertation research, generalization of pedagogical, occupational and personal experience, pedagogical experiment, and formulation of conclusions. Results . As a practical tool for solving this problem, an educational and methodological complex (EMC) in a general education discipline (using geography as an example), focused on research activities, is proposed. The article summarizes the experience of developing and implementing such a management system for first-year students. The main difference between the proposed approach is the integration of research tasks (mini studies, case studies, business games with a professional context, individual projects) directly into the educational process on each topic, rather than separating them into a separate block. The author describes in detail the structure and content of the EMC, which includes a problem-based presentation of the material, professionally oriented tasks, research algorithms and methodological support for all stages. Conclusion . The implementation of the described approach is considered as a contribution to the training of mobile and proactive PDF specialists of secondary vocational education capable of self-development and adaptation in a dynamic environment.