Formation of Professional Competence of Futurepsychologists - Students of a Higher Educationinstitution in the Conditions of Distance Learning

On the basis of the conducted research, we analyzed the concept of “professional competence” in the studies of foreign and national researchers of the problem, and the components of the professional competence of future psychologists. The psychological conditions for the formation of professional competence of students of higher educationinstitutions - future psychologists during distance learning are determined. It is presented that professional competence is a complex and dynamic psychological formation of a specialist’s personality, a symbiosis of knowledge, psychological characteristics, and experience, whichallows to effectively perform the tasks of professional activity and objectively evaluate their results. It was determined the role of innovative pedagogical technologies – informationcommunication, interactive technologies, contextual learning technologies in the process offormation of professional competence components of future psychologists – motivational, cognitive, reflective sphere of personality.