The article considers aspects of the dual education system which are implemented in advanced higher education institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The ranking of the best universities for the implementation of the dual education sys-tem is analyzed within the framework of previous studies on the matter. It is not-ed that in the system of dual education a significant role is given to the formation of the personality of the specialist. It is emphasized that dual education is aimed at raising awareness of students' educational and professional activities. The main competences of the student at different levels (practical training, content and structure of educational programs, level of mutual trust, level of adaptation to the work process, level of learning motivation, level of precision in understanding the profession, level of standardized training) are described. The importance of prac-tical orientation of the education system based on acquired competences (solving real production problems, reforming research work, participation in scientific and practical conferences) is emphasized. Recommendations on the process of intro-ducing dual education are provided and models are offered for classification of professional development resources, components of conceptual model, principles of formation of the structure and content of the educational programs, indicators of professional skills, and indicators of professional skills development.

This study addresses the issue of implementing a system approach during the  higher school specialists preparation, which effectively leads to their professional competence formation. The study results   of higher education teachers professional difficulties in the interaction  with the educational process participants are presented. The training technology on the system approach basis creates conditions for the learning process participants’ activities systemic organization, as well as for the system thinking skills and the system approach developing in cognitive, practical and other ongoing and forthcoming activities. An important factor in the future specialists’ professional competence formation  is an indicative basis formation for their future professional activity. The professional competence structure and components characteristic are given. Examples are also presented, that demonstrate the professional competence formation implementation with a focus on current society needs. There is a description of the students’ considerable professional competence increase after its formation methods correction.

Objective: The paper examined for the first time the features of the formation of systemic critical thinking of students of a higher educational institution, using systemic methods specially developed for this.Background: Unfortunately, there is practically no specific technology or even a method that specifically solves the problem of forming critical thinking. Nevertheless, each person who did not even receive the skills of critical thinking in the learning process possesses this type of thinking to some extent. Method:The method of systemic structuring and studying information about the objects in question solves important tasks of developing ways of thinking that are very relevant for future specialists. Implementing the methods of systemic cognition of the studied objects and the surrounding reality ensured the development of the systematic knowledge, skills, and systemic and other relevant ways of thinking and a systematic approach in cognitive and other activities. Results:The peculiarity of what has been said is that students in the process of implementing this method learn and develop simultaneously the proposed types of activities (actions) and the corresponding ways of thinking, including critical ones, determined by them. The particularly important result of the implementation of a systematic approach and systematic methods developed on its basis is the formation of systematic-critical thinking. Conclusion:The concept of systematic-critical thinking has been developed. Using a systematic approach as a scientific method allowed to significantly transform not only theory and practice but also existing traditional technologies of the formation of critical thinking.