FORMATION OF SANITARY AND HYGIENIC COMPETENCE IN HOTEL AND RESTAURANT SPECIALTY STUDENTS

The article theoretically highlights the mechanism of sanitary-hygienic competence formation among students of higher education majoring in “Hotel and restaurant business”. It has been established that this problem has its relevance and the need for its fastest solution, namely by revising the conditions of the educational process of higher education institutions. This involves the formation of students at a high level of safe and responsible behavior regarding the care of their health. The factors that directly affect the process of forming sanitary and hygienic competence among student youth of higher education institutions are analyzed. Ways to create an optimal educational process for the formation of sanitary-hygienic competence in first-level higher education graduates of the “Hotel and restaurant business” specialty are proposed. This approach will allow the future specialist to create a health-saving environment for employees of service establishments.The state of health of young people plays an important role in the formation of an economically and socially sustainable state. After all, the health and well-being of society is the driving force behind the development of the state, especially in the matter of the reproduction of productive forces (human resources), as a universal reserve. Particular attention is paid to the health care of young people as a socio-medical and pedagogical-psychological problem of the state with the search, development and implementation of effective health-forming technologies.The approach is designed to provide information about the professional activities of a future specialist in the service sector, namely the formation of a health-saving environment in which employees can work effectively. The existing sanitary and hygienic competence implies being ready to preserve the health of both one’s own and nearby. Keywords: sanitation; hygiene; competence; health; healthy lifestyle; acquirer; educational process; educational institution; youth; education.