INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY GUIDELINES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TRAINING OF PROSPECTIVE IT SPECIALISTS

Abstract

The article provides a concise analytical review of international regulatory guidelines that define requirements for developing the professional competence of prospective IT specialists in the context of sustainable development. It shows that expectations for responsible digital solution design (human rights compliance, security, social responsibility, and environmental appropriateness) are set out in documents of different natures and legal status. Therefore, it is difficult to use them as a single basis for planning learning outcomes and assessment criteria, particularly in the areas of digital ethics, cyber resilience, and energy efficiency. The purpose of the study is to collect, systematize, and briefly review key international documents and standards relevant to IT workforce training within the logic of sustainable development. The methodological framework includes analysis and synthesis, content analysis, comparative analysis, and the systematization and classification of sources into functional blocks. As a result, the study identifies the value-and-normative core of responsible IT formed by principles of international law and approaches to education for sustainable development. The role of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is presented as a framework that translates the Sustainable Development Goals into specific demands for digital products and competency emphases in training. The function of European instruments for describing qualifications and competences is defined as a mechanism for transforming framework guidelines into measurable learning outcomes. It is substantiated that international standards and sectoral principles (software life cycle, environmental management, social responsibility, and energy-efficient programming) provide practical reference points for integrating sustainable development into IT education content. The novelty of the work lies in presenting a coherent set of international documents as interconnected functional blocks suitable for further mapping to learning outcomes and assessment indicators. The practical value of the study is the possibility of using the proposed systematization when designing educational programs and developing quality criteria for training IT specialists in the context of sustainable development.