OLYMPIAD QUEST AS EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION IN CONTINUING EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The article is devoted to how to organize Olympiad movement in the field of information technology in continuing professional education. Olympiad movement is seen as an instrument of formation at students of universities, colleges and schools of professional self-conscious, creative competence and willingness to innovate on the industry. Pedagogical innovation in the form the a quest Olympiad using competence and activity methodological approaches. According to the results of research and analysis on the basis of experience of organizing the creative training school and university students the technique of involving students in the Olympiad movement through participation in the quest, which includes a number of tasks aimed at both the formation of invariant competencies and narrow professional, determined by order of a particular employer.

The paper discusses the methodology Olympiad quest and suggested approaches to the estimation of the creative activities of its members to ensure their effectiveness and adjusting the phase of reflection, the educational path after the Olympics. The developed approaches and experience of Olympiad movement in the form of competitions and professionally-oriented Olympiad quests can be used to improve the teaching work in the system of continuing professional education, and improving the quality of training in the field of information technology.