Abstract
The article revels the challenges of using project-based management for professional orientation of students at the senior stage of the secondary school in Republic of Kazakhstan. The competency-based approach as a fundamental paradigm has been identified for successful implementation of the project-based management at the senior (high) stage of the secondary school, which, in turn, is a determining factor in the situation on the labor market. The stages of implementation of project-based management for professional orientation of high school students have been worked out. The current situation of project-based management implementation has been investigated based on sample.