Professional competencies of a financial and economic specialist in the conditions continuous form of education

The article was prepared on the basis of studying the professional competence of students required for a graduate of the financial and economic field. The purpose of the study is to form conclusions based on the results of studying the professional competence of students required for a graduate of the financial and economic direction in the conditions of a continuous form of education. Great interest in the development of professional competence of students in a continuous form of education allows us to conclude that this topic is in demand. An important condition for the effective functioning of the continuous education system is the preparation of students to work in a virtual educational environment. Therefore, the issues of professional competence of students of financial and economic direction in the conditions of a continuous form of education should be considered as a multilateral, multifunctional phenomenon in solving educational and cognitive tasks, the essence of which is the formation of professional competence of students. The main function of the educational conditions identified by the authors is the selection and implementation of teaching methods and means that provide an effective solution to educational problems for the development of professional competencies of future specialists. Consequently, we can conclude that during their studies at a university, students must develop a holistic system of universal knowledge, abilities, skills, as well as experience in independent cognitive activity, that is, professional competencies applicable in the conditions of a continuous form of education. Students’ mastery of methods of cognitive activity is due to the fact that during the period of study at a university the foundations of professionalism and competence are laid, and the skills of independent professional activity are formed. In this regard, it is especially important that students, mastering knowledge and methods of obtaining it, realize that independent work on writing scientific papers is intended to complete the tasks of all other types of academic work, because no knowledge that has not become the object of their own activity can be considered a true asset of professionalism and competence.