The independent work of students as a means of forming professional competence

The independent work of students, seen as a means of forming their competence, is one of the important parts of the learning process. Its successful implementation requires skillful planning and timely control and evaluation. In the conditions of higher education, self-employment aims to shape and enhance the professional training of students by mastering a system of fundamental and professional knowledge, skills and habits that they can apply independently and freely in their practical activities. Regardless of what level it takes, independent work has some fundamental traits that distinguish it from each other and enable it to be regarded as a form of training and type of training, without the direct intervention of the teacher on the one hand and, on the other hand, as a means of engaging learners in independent cognitive activity, methods for its more effective self-organizing. In higher education, the type of self-work is determined by the basic organizational forms of training established therein. In terms of its content, this activity can be extremely diverse. In order to increase its effectiveness, it is necessary to take into account the existence of certain didactic and psychological conditions that depend on the level of preparation of their teachers