Features of a competency approach to the university education content implementation

The following paper deals with the reasons for the reorganization of the educational system, as well as the reasons for updating the content of education and technology. The author describes the goals of modern education, the problems of future teacher training, the problems of the Russian education system modernization, requirements for graduates of higher education institutions, the reasons of the transition from the knowledge and skills to competences, the content of the competence concept with respect to educational activities, the problems of professional competence development at graduates whose major is Teacher Education, the process of future teacher professional competence development. The author states that the competence approach implementation will affect the quality of education. The paper also deals with the problem of raising the level of future teacher professional competence. Crucial competencies are described. The paper contains the definition of professional competence, focusing on the professional competence of the teacher, the definition of value-semantic competence, general cultural competence, educational and cognitive competence, informational competence, communicative competence. The article analyzes the problems of competence-based approach implementation in the educational system, as well as the necessity of educational activities content change in higher education institutions.