Theoretical and practical bases for forming professional competencies of higher education training applicants through participation in volunteering. It is indicated that the process of professional training in the higher education establishments should be aimed at the formation of a competitive specialist, taking into account the needs of employers and the realities of today.  Volunteering is presented as an important resource for development and education of the specialists of different specialties because from the one hand volunteering allows to get general competencies and from the other hand it allows to gain the necessary experience in the future professional activities even during training process. The wide use of volunteering as a trend of educational work in higher education institutions will contribute to the formation of a coherent and harmonious personality and professional. The experience of usage of volunteering as a field of educational work in higher education institution on the example of the State Technical University “Azov State Technical University” is analyzed. The use of a new tool in the educational process - the diary of volunteer practice - is analyzed. The results of the conducted sociological research - through the method of interviewing of the applicants of higher education - according to the effectiveness of the organization of volunteer practice are presented. Volunteering can increase students' motivation to learn vocationally-oriented disciplines, but under the conditions of properly organized and controlled process of volunteeing. Therefore, higher education institutions need to develop and implement new forms of work that will be perceived and performed by the students. This will enhance the competitiveness of professionals in the labor market.

The article analyzes the features of the introduction of innovative forms of career guidance work with student youth. It is determined that the problem of preparing high school students to choose their own professional future is important in today's world. It is noted that the success of a young person's life largely depends on how correct was the choice of profession, institution of higher education, profession. At the same time, the chosen profession should correspond to the personal qualities and capabilities of a young person, be interesting, and create opportunities for competitiveness in the labor market. Various organizational forms of career guidance work are analyzed: social and psychological services in secondary schools; career guidance departments in basic employment centers; resource centers for professional orientation of student youth in educational districts; social service centers for families, children and youth; various out-of-school institutions; career guidance and recruitment departments in higher education institutions, etc. Emphasis is placed on the need to introduce new organizational forms of career guidance work on the principle of "peer teaches peer", where students of socionomic professions activate high school students to responsibly choose their own professional future. On the one hand, this form of interaction is more effective and efficient because students better understand the interests, motives and needs of high school students. On the other hand, it can become a form of practice for students enrolled in educational programs of socionomic specialties of the first and second levels of higher education (social work, practical psychology, social pedagogy, etc.). The activity of the vocational guidance hub "PROFIT QUEST" on the basis of SHEI "Priazovsky State Technical University" is considered. The purpose and tasks of the career guidance hub are analyzed. The activity of the Vocational Guidance Hub "PROFit quest" is aimed at vocational guidance work with high school students, especially from families in SJO, on professional information, professional diagnostics, professional counseling and professional activation in the form of games and training. Among the technologies used in the activities of the career guidance hub, the following are considered: use in the role; information and educational technologies; technologies for awareness of one's own professional abilities; technologies for involving specialists of interested organizations in the project and others. The results of the online survey of training participants, career guidance testing and thematic quest game are analyzed.

The article highlights the issues of organization of work with children in General developmental groups. The work of the educator together with the specialists of the DOE should be carried out according to the plan of psychological and pedagogical work and be aimed at creating favorable conditions for the harmonious and comprehensive development of the child with disabilities. Special attention should be paid to the subject-spatial environment, selecting special methodological material in accordance with the age of the child and the nature of the violation.