The achievements of modern science and technology, reforms in a changing world and the new nature of attitudes towards efficiency in various areas of production have increased the demand for training future specialists in higher education.

Particular attention is paid to the study of competence in the professional training of pedagogical specialists. In practice, the concept of "competence" has become firmly established in scientific use. Innovative processes taking place in the education system to a certain extent are associated with the introduction of a competency-based approach into the practice of higher educational institutions.

In this regard, we can say that the category “professional competence of a teacher” has become the latest scientific development that has significantly enriched the modern educational space. Today, the professional competence of teachers is a measure of the quality of training in higher educational institutions.

In particular, the significance of the conceptual requirements for the professional competence of a teacher-psychologist comes from the need to expand the knowledge, skills and abilities which are required to improve the effectiveness of the psychological service and life in general. In this regard, the psychological and pedagogical environment in educational institutions is one of the prerequisites for the development of professional competencies of future teachers and psychologists.