Informal Life Safety Education for Students in the Context of Globalisation: Insights From International Practices
Authors:   PhD of Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Safety, Institute of Education and Science in Mechanical Engineering and Transport, National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kharkiv, Ukraine., Movmyga Nataliia , Matskevich Yuliana ,   Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Social Pedagogy and Special Education, Faculty of Social Pedagogy and Psychology, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine., Zaveryko Nataliia ,   Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head at the Department of Social Pedagogy and Special Education, Faculty of Social Pedagogy and Psychology, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine., Padalka Hanna ,   Assistant of Department of Civil Security, Faculty of Agricultural Technology and Ecology, Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine., Kovalchuk Volodymyr ,   Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines of Primary Education, Faculty of Primary Education and Arts, Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, Ukraine.
Published: October 2024

Informal education is a process of self-organised acquisition of specific competencies. Although not necessarily goal-oriented and structured, it actively contributes to expanding professional knowledge and skills and is positioned as one of the critical competencies of an individual. Informal education has gained particular significance in the era of internationalisation. The article aims to analyse the specifics of organising informal education for students in the field of life safety against the backdrop of global internationalisation, based on the experience of foreign countries. The research identifies the primary forms of informal education, including single lectures, video lessons, online consultations, and communication tools. It has been established that informal education creates preconditions for self-realisation, acquisition of new knowledge, skills, and competencies, increased motivation, and professional competence. Mechanisms for crediting the results of informal learning to formal education have been provided. It has been found that the educational environment in the era of internationalisation involves academic mobility, active international relations, projects, research initiatives, and academic programs, as well as the integration of international, intercultural, and global dimensions into higher education goals. Policies and programs appropriate to implement in response to globalisation as a tool for maximising its opportunities have been identified. An analysis of the national internationalisation of informal education in life safety, consideration of its organisational strategies through the prism of target programs and personal motivation of higher education students has been conducted. It has been proven that informal education in life safety enhancement is flexible, not limited by time frames, and does not involve certain procedural formalities. It aims to improve students’ life activities, allowing them to actively socialise and enhance their socio-economic status.