FORMATION OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCE AMONG STUDENTS IN RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The author of the given article has searched for the most effective ways for students of a modern university operating at the Russian Federation territory to develop such quality as cross-functional competence. At the beginning of the study, the role of its formation in the process of education and upbringing by the organization of higher education the specialist characterized by high competitiveness in the Russian and international labor markets is determined. Further, having studied the phenomenon of functional literacy higher education both in essential and structural terms, the author demonstrates the most significant cross-functional competencies that a specialist with higher education should possess today. Based on their research, the definition of “cross-functional competence” is derived. After studying its main components, the most effective ways of forming this competence are proposed, which must be implemented in the conditions of a modern educational organization implementing higher education programs in Russia.