Personal component as a key element of the structure of professional competence of modern teachers

The present study considers the place of personal component in the complex structure of professional competence of a teacher, as well as its influence on the process of education and children upbringing. On the one hand, it is connected with the essence of the profession itself, and on the other hand, with the mandatory requirement for the presence of specific qualities inherent in teacher’s personality. Otherwise, the teaching process may become ineffective. The main aim of the author is to draw attention to the considered aspect of professional competence. This approach is reflected in the new documents in the field of education and in particular, in preschool education. Based on the analysis of various aspects of the content of the concept, the study presents a model of psychological competence, which complements the relationship of personal, theoretical and practical components. There is also defined the structure of competence regarding a preschool teacher who is engaged in the first stage of education process. The author focuses, first of all, on the practical aspect, tools and technologies of an educational and nurturing process as a priority in the teacher’s work. The novelty of the study is determined by the practice-oriented approach to solving the problem of providing a teacher with necessary tools with regard to personal self-realization in the modern educational system in accordance with the empirically emerging needs of modern society. Thus, practical implementation, technology and tools (diagnostics, forecasting and analysis) are the novelty factor of the present research. The publication is intended for specialists in the field of pedagogy and psychology, preschool workers, undergraduate and postgraduate students.