Self-development of digital competence of the students at college

Globalization processes of society and WorldSkills Russia have a significant impact on the Russian system of education. Nowadays the Pedagogy develops rapidly, therefore, it is very important to use the actual results and methods. Today we can see the changes in normative documents and requirements to the results of professional education. These documents focus on preparing graduates to work in a competitive environment, to develop digital competence, to live in digital communities. Russia takes only the 43rd place in the development of digital technologies in international rankings. It is significantly inferior to European countries. Besides, the analysis of data from the Regional Public Organization's Internet Technology Center project shows that the Index of digital literacy for the population in 2018 decreased by 15. 6 % compared to the previous period. This is due to the following contradiction: on the one hand, we observe the modernization of Russian education system that causes the increase of requirements to graduates that should possess competencies in the field of information technology on the global average level, and, on the other hand, we see a low level of graduates' digital competence. The study aims to determine the prerequisites of appearance and development of the problem of digital competence self-development. To solve the problem, we use the following methods: analysis of the literature and regulatory documentation; observation, comparison analysis; deduction and induction; qualitative and quantitative analysis. The paper describes the structure and content of concepts “self-development”, “digital competence”. The analysis made shows the aggravated contradictions and the need to solve the problem stated.