SUMMARY
The article deals with psychological peculiarities of the development of professional competences in future teachers of higher school in the process of professional preparation; theoretical approaches to definition of the notion “professional competences” are analyzed. The general tendency of higher educational institutions and the system of professional education, directed on creativity and innovation, providing of appropriate learning experiences and participation in various important international researches, which prompt the students to activity in the social life of the country are revealed. The meaning and importance of the competence approach to formation of the competence system in future teachers in the process of professional preparation are revealed. Professional competences and control over the process of their obtaining are considered.