Abstract
The article is concerned with the topical problem of the gist and meaning of creative practices in the implementation of the continuous professional development of scientific and pedagogical workers. The authors made a theoretical and empirical analysis of expert legislative Ukrainian and European documents prepared in the framework of international projects and the practice of implementing creative industries. It is proven that creative practices in the continuous professional development of research and teaching staff represent an effective experience of adaptive application of creative competencies, formed in the process of solving problem-search and innovation and research tasks, the creation of creative methods of professional development, experience of project activities in the space of creative industries, the practice of education of international teams of creative researchers. The effective use of the mentioned options for the development of lifelong learning can stop isolation and stagnation in the field of research, formulate the demand on quality training of researchers and cost-effective developments in the field of fundamental and applied sciences, reduce the gap between research and the implementation of its findings, integrate continuing education and science of Ukraine in the educational and research area of the European Union. For its realization it is necessary to promote the formation of a coherent system of formal, informal, and non-formal education in its vertical and horizontal network options; to develop and implement a system for validation of informal and non-formal education outcomes, to implement the principles of a competitive educational virtual environment; to develop the individual educational trajectories of professional development and self-development of specialists; to develop and implement a differentiated, multi-elective profile that is also diversified by the program profile, forms of adult education based on one’s professional needs, individual needs, social and economic demands, and to actualize creative industry development
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