Toshchenko, Zh. T. (2023), “Practical training for students – urgent need or imitation?”, Research Result. Sociology and management, 9 (4), 100-110. DOI: 10.18413 ... Toshchenko, Zh. T. (2023), “Practical training for students – urgent need or imitation?”, Research Result. Sociology and management, 9 (4), 100-110. DOI: 10.18413/2408-9338-2023-9-4-0-8.ISSN 2408-9338DOI 10.18413/2408-9338-2023-9-4-0-8РИНЦ: https://elibrary.ru/contents.asp?id=58903471Posted on site: 10.01.24Текст статьи на сайте журнала URL: http://rrsociology.ru/journal/annotation/3283/ (дата обращения 10.01.2024)AbstractThe analysis of the state of the special side of the training of highly qualifiedpersonnel as an industrial practice is given. The historical path of the formation of thisphenomenon in the life of universities is briefly considered. The current state of theprocess of including students in the acquisition of skills of professional labor activityis considered. To this end, a description is given of both official efforts to organize andconduct internships, and its actual implementation based on an analysis of the websites of 118 universities, an online survey of bachelors and masters of various universities, and expert assessments of the problems that students face along the way. It is concluded that without making significant fundamental adjustments to the organization and conduct of work experience, it is impossible to implement the planned reform of higher education.