Valeological component in the training of artists of traditional art crafts

The article examines the role of the valeological component in the system of professional training of artists of traditional art crafts. It is shown that in this field health is not an external condition with respect to education, since the quality of artistic and technological activity directly depends on the condition of the musculoskeletal system, the visual analyzer, fine motor skills, breathing rhythm, attentional stability and the ability to maintain prolonged concentration under conditions of highly precise manual labor. Under these conditions, the valeological component should be understood not as an optional block of health-improving activities, but as an integral component of professional education. The main content lines of this component have been identified as follows: ergonomic organization of the educational process, prevention of static and visual strain, formation of bodily awareness, development of self-monitoring skills regarding one’s functional state, inclusion of professionally oriented health-improving methods into the structure of artistic training. It has been revealed that the valeological component acts not as an auxiliary element, but as a system-forming condition for the sustainable professional development of a future artist in traditional art crafts.