Abstract
In this article, the authors present the results of research in the field of organizing the educational process for the training of guides within the framework of modern tourist education. The necessity of introducing the professional competencies of a tour guide into the training of specialists for the tourism industry is determined and justified, as well as practical experience in developing educational programs taking into account the formation of tourist and excursion competencies is presented. The authors present a system of practice-oriented approach in the formation of professional competencies of a tour guide in the context of higher tourism education, on the basis of which a methodology for organizing practice-oriented disciplines has been prepared. The research presented in the article also shows the need to organize classes in accordance with the principles of a practice-oriented approach, forming the professional competencies of the future guide in the process of mastering the complex of tourist and excursion competencies during his training in the field of tourism. A practice-oriented approach to the organization of training has as its main goal the transformation of knowledge into specific skills in each discipline, which ensures the high quality of future specialists.