UPDATE OF INFORMATION LITERACY OF STUDENTS IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROCESS

Abstract

. The article substantiates the actualization of information literacy of students in the process of professional training. The training process requires students acquire the competence to analyze possible threats in cyberspace in the incoming information and objectively assess it. In the situation of social development, today absolutely new concepts appear in society associated with the prefix “cyber”: these are cybercrime, cyber fraud, cyber terrorism, cyber security, etc. While online learning provides so many positive opportunities for both educators and students, the latter must give the knowledge to protect their devices and personal information by fostering a culture of cybersecurity. The growing role of information in the life of a modern person is becoming unsafe for children and young people. In this regard, in the vocational training of students, the actualization of information literacy of students in the process of vocational training should take its rightful place.