Abstract
The article is devoted problem of pre-professional training in special schools, which will help children with disabilities choose different professions according their capabilities. Pre-professional training in correctional schools aimed actualizing students' professional self-determination by activating specially organized activities to obtain information about world of professions. The purpose this study was to study work-related skills that employers consider critically important in organization of pedagogical education in process of preprofessional training students with disabilities. Based the generalization of various leading foreign and domestic scientists on this issue, indicates the successful employment of students with disabilities depends on educational program that focuses employment expected result. Review of foreign and domestic literature, semistructured interview research focus on high school students with disabilities in special schools, example of visually impaired students, was conducted. The study group was sorted by integrative qualities for work (character traits, interests state motor qualities) the degree of preparedness for work. Recommendations and conclusions included: for professional skills that should be included students with intellectual disabilities the field of special education and special educators — justification employment specialists. Result of the research, pedagogical recommendations have been developed and proposed for working with high school students in special correctional schools professional self-determination.