Modern aspect of the competence approach to professional training of future specialists

Subject of the paper: professional training of future specialists in technical fields. Object of the paper: modern aspect of competency-based approach in professional training. Work objective: analysis of subject matter and contents of the modern aspect of competency-based approach in professional training of future technical specialists. Work methodology is to identify the practical application of competency-based, student-centered, metadisciplinary and reflexive approaches in personal enhancement of technical specialists in their preparatory process. Work results contain theoretic and methodological rationale of the need for the implementation of a set of modern approaches in the training process of highly qualified technical specialists. Essential approaches needed for forming the integrative set of students’ competences and for development of professional and personal qualities required in work activities have been identified and rationalized. The area of application of results is the process of training of specialists in technical fields for the successful performance of job functions. Conclusions: The issue of particular importance in training of competent, highly competitive specialists capable to fulfill professional tasks effectively and to lay out own self-development path is the use of modern approaches in the process of teaching the disciplines within technical studies curriculum. The implementation of specified approaches in the educational process promote enhancement of students’ educational and creative abilities, professionally significant personal qualities and value systems, critical thinking, readiness for rational planning, work activity management, fulfillment of certain types of activities corresponding to fields of study, development of competences referred to in the Federal State Educational and Professional Standards and the requirements of the employer.