Keyword: «гибкие навыки»

The relevance of the article is due to the importance of building soft skills in university students. Further employment is an important indicator of the university work, but graduates are faced with the fact that the employer assesses not only their professional competences, but also the skills that, according to the employer, are necessary for effective work. The processes taking place in society require university graduates to have developed adaptation skills, teamwork abilities, effective interaction skills, the ability to bear responsibility and make independent decisions. The purpose of this article is to describe the potentials of training in the process of teaching university students in order to build soft skills. As a result of the study, the author analyzed domestic and foreign experience in studying the formation of soft skills among students. In addition, the opinion of students of the Amur State University about soft skills and their content was studied. Based on a survey, analysis of scientific literature and methodological works of domestic authors, a training was developed for building flexible skills. The obtained results are summarized and the goals of further study of the problem are formulated in the conclusion of the article. The systemic approach used in the study allows us to deeply examine the concept of building soft skills in university students and find effective pedagogical technologies. As a result of the analysis of the works of foreign authors involved in the study of soft skills, it is concluded that all definitions imply a set of universal, non-specific for a particular professional activity skills that can be useful for professional and personal development. The empirical base of the study is represented by a survey among the social sciences, humanities and engineering majors of the Amur State University in the form of a questionnaire. 132 students took part in the survey. As a result of the study, the author found out the differences in attitudes towards soft skills among humanities majors and engineering majors. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the theoretical justification of the training inclusion in the educational process for building soft skills. The practical significance of the study lies in the development of trainings that contribute to building soft skills.