Abstract
This paper is dedicated to the problem of formation of self-education skills in the process of education in a system of higher educational institutions. The higher school faces the challenges of specialists training, which will be able to change the scientific-technical, and intellectual basis of our society radically through the new technologies introduction. Structure of self-education, readiness for professional self-education is main research questions. Self-education skills became a key factor of professional readiness. A.P. Chernyavskaya’ test was used to determine the degree of readiness for professional self-education. The test represents a questionnaire consisting of 99 questions and five scales (independence, information awareness, decision making, planning, emotional attitudes). We also used J. Rotter’ test of locus control. The group (5-10) which worked for one year for training company showed higher score in terms of scale of independence, decision making, planning. They also consider themselves to be more responsible for everything that happens in their lives, in other words, they able to successfully pursue their goals in future. We can assume that the formation of readiness for professional self-education through the training company is an important step towards a new quality in preparation of future teachers.