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ASSESSMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCIES
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Modern educational requirements are aimed at the acquisition of knowledge, skills and competencies, practical orientation to the requirements of the labour market and the achievement of sustainable development of landscapes. The object of the research is the acquired landscape architecture educational competencies of students and employers' assessment of the competencies in practice. The aim of the study is to investigate the level of specialized educational competencies acquired by landscape architecture students through formal education, to highlight problem areas in the acquisition of professional and general competencies and to adapt curricula and approaches. The main tasks of the research are: systematization of general and specific professional competencies by elements and a specific context, in relation to levels of professional performance; processing information from students and stakeholders from the professional communities about acquired educational competencies in relation to key professional competencies of the landscape architect; analysis of results and recommendations for improving educational resources. The research was conducted through surveys with landscape architecture students and an indicative interview with landscape architecture specialists working in business structures, administrative and management bodies in urban and sub-urban green infrastructure. The questions focus on the necessary competencies of the landscape architect to create sustainable green infrastructure. This article presents a stage of a comprehensive study of the necessary educational competencies to correspond to the competencies for practicing the profession of landscape architect.
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