ASSESSMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE OF ACADEMIC STAFF: CASE STUDY

The current European guidelines and national priorities for the development of Latvia – to strengthen teaching, learning research capacity higher education institutions develop corresponding skills competence academic staff, promoting excellence science education. article will review issue pedagogical staff (PCAS) in focusing on primary tenants its formation development, offering definition PCAS, emphasizing non-teacher trained (without background). As well as contribute discussion PCAS among experts professionals non-pedagogical field, formulating core elements assessment three perspectives: educators, students, institution. aim this is determine list analyzing proposals 60 from Riga Technical University defining perspectives assessment. This study help rethink their strategies further planning.