Vol. 6, Issue 6, Part A (2020)

Abstract
Annotation: The article discusses the problems and difficulties of the formation of special professional competencies in the study of economic disciplines.Teaching economics in higher education using a competency-based approach paves the way to increase of interest in studying the world economy and will have a positive effect on improving the quality of knowledge among students.Economic competencies are determined by a set of theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for integration into the economic system Economic competencies are knowledge-based and provide practical entry into skills. They determine the possibilities for the student to realize in the future both in the professional sphere and in private life. The purpose of vocational education is to prepare a qualified specialist of the appropriate level and profile, competitive in the lab our market, competent, fluent in his profession and oriented in related fields of activity, ready for continuous growth, social and professional mobility. It was substantited that the main result of the educational institution should not be a system of knowledge, skills, but the ability of a person to act in a specific situation in the course of life.