This article examines the development of creative skills in professional development training within the continuing education system. The study highlights global trends in education, the requirements of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4, and current national policies in Uzbekistan aimed at improving teachers’ professional competence and fostering innovative pedagogical approaches. The theoretical section analyzes psychological and pedagogical interpretations of creativity, factors influencing the formation of creative capacity, and classical as well as contemporary scholarly views on creative thinking. Empirical data were obtained using Ye.E. Tunik’s “Personal Creativity Diagnostics” method, applied to participants of professional development courses. The results indicate that while most participants demonstrate a considerable degree of creative potential—such as openness to novelty, experimentation, and imaginative thinking—certain conservative attitudes and limitations in self-expression persist. The article analyzes creativity through four perspectives: as a product, as a process, as a cognitive ability, and as a self-activation mechanism. Based on the findings, the paper concludes that integrating innovative and reflective teaching methodologies, strengthening psychological support, and implementing productive creative tasks are essential for enhancing creative and innovative competencies among professional development trainees.  

Creativity, professional development, pedagogical innovation, creative thinking

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