Despite a significant amount of work on the study of the communicative abilities of the individual, to date there are not enough studies that present the features and determinants of the development of students of technical specialties in the process of studying at the university.

The development and functioning of a person's communicative sphere is directly related to the problems of communication, interpersonal interaction and professional relations. Insufficient level of development of communicative abilities leads to many serious problems in the practical activity of a student of a technical specialty. In this regard, the study of the communicative sphere of personality becomes the subject of special attention in psychological science. At the present stage, it becomes urgent to identify the psychological determinant and purposeful development of communicative abilities and competencies of future students of technical specialties.

Keywords: students of technical specialties, communication skills, abilities