Organization of project activities of college students

The article deals with organization of project activities of college students in the context of the competence-based model of education. The author discusses the problem of insufficient study of the project activities in the institutions of secondary vocational education, considers specific features of the college educational environment (students' community, courses duration and learning objectives). The paper describes the stages of project activities organization at the college, lists the general educational skills that are formed in the process of its implementation. The author emphasizes the role of the project activities in the development of professional competences of future specialists.