FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN THE TRAINING OF SPECIALISTS IN UKRAIN

The article examines the meaning of the concepts "competence", and "professional competence". The main types of fundamental competencies are highlighted. The importance of the nature of activity for the formation of professional competence in the training of specialists, which is the main characteristic feature of the competence approach, has been proven. The principles and professional qualities and skills of a specialist, which are an important component of the formation of professional competence, are considered. The main components of a specialist's professional competence are singled out, and its mandatory content is revealed. In the formation of professional competence during the training of specialists, it is necessary to consider the performance of functions, which are analyzed in the article. We conducted an experimental study to consider the ways of forming the professional competence of a specialist as a necessary component of improving the higher education system as a whole, the purpose of which is the high-quality training of an educated specialist and the formation of the necessary skills, abilities, and knowledge of a professional nature.