PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES FORMATION OF FUTURE INDIVIDUAL FARMING ORGANIZERS
Modern agricultural production is an important sector of the economy, which includes dozens of industries and thousands of enterprises of different ownership forms. The share of farms in this sector is growing steadily. Modernization of agricultural production, the implementation of socio-economic development professionals require a qualitatively new type of professional, competent, enthusiastic, able to work in a team and organize competitive production, ready for professional growth and decision-making, not only in the model, but also unplanned situations. For which reason, the quality of training of mid-level professionals – graduates of agricultural colleges imposed new requirements, they appeal to ensure the implementation of innovative technologies, to change the culture of production. Prepare such specialists, possible only in the competence- oriented learning model. The study was grounded, built and partially tested a conceptual model of professional competencies of students in the study of the agricultural college course "Fundamentals of individual farming organization".