The state of readiness for professional and pedagogical activity of teachers’ universities of non-pedagogical specialties and the conceptual basis for its development

The article considers the approaches to defining readiness for professional pedagogical activity of teacher of high school. The criteria-based approach to determining the level of pedagogical skills and status of implementation of professional and pedagogical activity of the teacher of high school of non-pedagogical specialty is proposed. The levels of readiness of the teacher of non-pedagogical higher school for professional and educational activities are identified. The set of techniques and technologies to improve its vocational and pedagogical competence through the use of various programs of formation, development and improvement of the professional pedagogical competence are presented, in the field of educational work, research activities, management activities, training and self-development of teachers in higher education, subject content training, choice of means and forms, providing the formation of the necessary competencies.