Logical-forming tasks in the development of logical competence of IT foreign applicants

The article introduces the definition logical competence of the context of future IT professionals. The difference between existing approaches to the definition of logical competence and logical competences is considered. The importance of logical competence as a main competence on the formation and development of the professional competence of future IT specialists is presented. Difficulties in the process of formation and development of logical competence and ways to solve them are described. An overview of various educational systems of the world aimed at the formation of the logical competence of applicants for IT areas is presented. Also, the difficulties arising in the development of logical competence among foreign applicants of future IT specialists in Russian universities are considered. Despite the seemingly obvious problem of insufficient knowledge of the Russian language for learning, the main difficulty is the difference in programs and methods of learning in different countries. If the Russian educational system in the training of future IT specialists attaches great importance to the fundamental serious mathematical base, then even the best IT education systems in various countries focus on the applied part of disciplines. As you know, in the development of any kind of competencies, the foundation, the basic subjects on the basis of which the competencies are formed, is of paramount importance. The article describes tasks that form and develop the logical competence of applicants for future IT specialists. The proposed definition of logical competence, as well as the ways of its formation and development among applicants for IT areas, can be extended to other technical areas with appropriate refinement and recommended for work with applicants or undergraduate students.