Keyword: «career competencies»

The article discusses the problem of the formation of professional self-determination among schoolchildren. It is noted that the preparation for career choice and the development of readiness for it are determined by a variety of attitudes, behaviors and competencies. The importance of adolescence as a period in which the basis for the formation of career plans is laid is shown. The article substantiates the importance of developing career competencies in secondary schools to support young people in their first steps when formulating their career goals. The content of career competencies and the specifics of their formation during the school period are revealed. The problems and tasks related to the formation of career competencies in schools in the context of the transformation of the education system in Russia are outlined.