FUTURE SPECIALISTS` PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT BY MEANS OF PEDAGOGICAL DESIGNING OF THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL SURROUNDING OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

The article dwells on the problem of theoretical elaboration and implementation of competency-based approach in education as one of the conditions of modern higher school development and a way to eliminate contradictions between education results and labour market demands to graduates` level of preparation. The concept of key competences, possession of which can assist personal success in different life spheres is concretized.Differences between competency-oriented and traditional education are defined; it is stressed out that within competency-oriented education students should not only get knowledge but also use them for solving social and professional problems often characterized by indefinite factors, lack of data; the necessity of re-orientation to research and practice-oriented students` educational activity is proved.The article justifies the necessity of the cultural and educational surrounding creation (surrounding, that allows a student to realize the responsibility for the choice of content and forms of activities) as a requirement to satisfy the students` need to develop professional competence. The article stresses out the peculiarity of lecturer`s role in the cultural and educational surrounding of a higher educational establishment, having possibilities to satisfy students` need in the development of professional competence by providing them a choice of content and form of an individual organization of educational process and provision of appropriate tools. It is stated, that with the aid of the cultural and educational surrounding, a positive value orientation of learning is made and positive behavior experience is shared.