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Development of professional competencies among industrial enterprise employees in the context of digital transformation

Ostrovska H.,
PhD in Economics, Associate Professor,
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9318-2258
e-mail: h.ostrovska@gmail.com;
Ostrovskyi O.,
Master’s degree student,
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0109-3758
e-mail: homesasha1@gmail.com
Ternopil National Technical University named after Ivan Pulyuy, Ternopil

Citation Format
Ostrovska, H., & Ostrovskyi, O. (2026). Development of professional competencies among industrial enterprise employees in the context of digital transformation. Vіsnyk ekonomіchnoі nauky Ukraіny, 1(50), 131-140. https://doi.org/10.37405/3041-1629.2026.1(50).131-140

Language
 Ukrainian

Resume
The study provides a theoretical and methodological rationale for the development of employees’ professional competencies in the context of the information and digital transformation. The starting point is the premise that digitalization plays a decisive role as a systemic factor that transforms the nature of work, the structure of competencies, and the requirements for staff competitiveness. It has been substantiated that modern transformational processes are accompanied by a growing shortage of personnel, changes in the nature of labor relations, and an increasing emphasis on continuous professional development.
An adaptive-iterative model for competency development has been constructed, integrating the Design Science Research (DSR) toolkit and mechanisms for managing organizational change. The proposed approach allows for aligning the enterprise’s strategic goals with the structure of employees’ competency profiles, ensuring dynamic updating of requirements for knowledge, skills, and extra-professional characteristics. It has been proven that employee competitiveness is an integral result of professional competence development and increases as the digital transformation of business processes deepens. The study identifies three-stage logic for competency development: identifying the problem area, designing a model and testing it, followed by its integration into the organization’s strategies. The study justifies the feasibility of combining hard skills and soft skills into a single competency system.
The practical significance of results lies in the possibility of using the proposed model to improve the effectiveness of human resource management, ensure that companies can adapt to digital changes, and strengthen their competitive positions in a dynamic economic environment.

Keywords
professional competencies, human capital, digital transformation, DSR methodology, change management, employee competitiveness, hard skills, soft skills.

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Received: 20.03.2026
Accepted: 05.05.2026
Published: 29.05.2026