The development of preprofessional readiness of senior school students to the professions of the artistic and creative orientation

The article deals with the essence of preprofessional readiness of senior school students to the professions of artistic and creative orientation, defined by the means of the revealed components: axiological, epistemological and practice-creative. There is analyzed the implementation of these components through the value-based, cognitive and activity functions. The author reveals three levels of preprofessional readiness: emotional (low), cognitive (middle) and reflexive (high).