Аннотация
The article reveals new approaches to the professional training of special teachers in the system of higher education, and describes the main directions for the modernization of Kazakhstani higher education in the context of major international trends, including «Creating a system to support the quality of education (performance support)»; “Participation of employers in the development of university educational programs and monitoring their development” (which was reflected in the SPESD 2020-2025), etc.The problem of professional training of special teachers in today’s realities is analyzed by the author of the article from the standpoint of the mission of a modern university: to contribute to the formation of human capital based on the best world practices; to be an innovative scientific and educational center for the training of intellectual leaders who broadcast innovative ideas.The article consistently covers the main directions of updating the goals, content, methods, forms, and means of university training of special teachers.As an innovative, meeting the requirements of today, approach to the training of a special teacher of a new formation. The article reveals a competency-based approach, on the basis of which it is possible to train specialists who are able to work in various educational conditions with various categories of children, which will be a response to the social order of society.The text of the article reflects the results of a long-term and targeted study of the professional training of special teachers in Kazakh pedagogical universities in the context of modernizing university education and bringing it into full compliance with international standards.