Formation of psychological readiness for professional activity: Competence approach

Abstract

The relevance of the investigated problem is caused by continuous processes of transformation in system of professional education, which are accompanied by an increase in requirements for young specialists - graduates. The purpose of the article is to reveal the structure of the psychological readiness for professional activity and justify the method of its formation among university students. The leading method in the study of this problem is an experiment, which allows confirming and justifying the proposed instrument of formation of psychological readiness for professional activity among students. The article presents the structure of the psychological readiness for professional activity, which includes the following components: elements of "Self - Concept", satisfaction with studies in high school, the success of professional training, commitment, self-reliance, self-control, and gives the results of testing of the method of formation of psychological readiness for professional act