In the development of professional competence of students, it is important that they acquire practical skills and competencies of a research nature. Because they carry out actions aimed at preparing a number of research works of a scientific nature during their studies in higher education institutions. It, in turn, requires students to have research skills and competencies. In the article, professional competence is related to the requirements of studying the experiences of organizing and conducting the educational process in continuing education institutions, participating in research, collecting, summarizing and analyzing data, passing training sessions in general secondary, secondary special, vocational educational institutions, acquiring and applying modern technologies. should answer, stages of implementation of the process of development of students' professional competence in the process of higher professional education, principles of development of theoretical knowledge and practical skills, issues of the need to acquire social competences important for every student are discussed.
