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The paper considers the problem of developing a lecturer’s readiness for innovative pedagogical activity. The authors determined its main components–axiological, neological, and praxeological ones and outline some specific features of their content in the context of digitalization of education. Motivational-and-axiological, cognitive and activity-based components have been distinguished in the structure of digital competence. The paper shows the role of readiness for innovative activities in the transprofessionalization of a modern lecturer. Digital competence is seen as one of the fundamental features of a transprofessional. The authors present study results of the level of digital competence development in lecturers of Russian State Agrarian University–Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. The study has shown that all the components of the digital competence of a lecturer were not sufficiently formed. To compensate for these shortcomings, advanced training was organized for university lecturers under the program "Electronic Information-and-Educational Environment of the University". Taking into account the results obtained, the authors have offered the main ways of improving the digital competence of lecturers: digital transformation of the educational environment in the university, improving the content of further professional education programs by including the development of the digital competence of lecturers as an invariant component, organizing further professional training programs in an electronic information-and-educational environment, and providing methodological and coaching support for the innovative activities of lecturers.

The authors consider the core of the concept of "technical thinking" and its structure; characterize the specific features of technical thinking (integration, creativeness, efficiency, and reflexivity), which can serve as a tool for diagnosing the effectiveness of technical thinking skills mastered by students during their training; as well as determine the role of technical thinking in the training of engineering specialists. The main methods for developing technical thinking include technical problem solving, projectbased activities, role-playing games, case analysis, brainstorming, morphological analysis, focal object method, and TRIZ methods (the theory of inventive problem solving developed by G. Altshuller), etc. The paper presents findings from research into fostering technical thinking skills in engineering students at Russian State Agrarian University-Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. The authors identify the main challenges to developing technical thinking skills and, taking account of current development trends in engineering education, suggest ways to solve them.

The study proves the key role of practical training as a basic constituent of the content of secondary vocational education, represented by both apical and implicit components. The study’s goal is to identify and highlight the development trends of practical training of college students in the new digital society. The study was carried out on the basis of the Polytechnic College No. 8 and the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. Basic methods involved the analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature, regulatory documents, SWOT analysis, generalization, observation, pedagogical experiment. The authors make a strong case for improving the practice-oriented component of vocational education in the context of it digital transformation. For this purpose, network interaction is actively implemented as a prototype of the dual education system. Analyzing the case of a polytechnic college, the authors show the advantages of using computer models in the process of practical preparation, including the SinuTrain program, which can fully simulate the operation of numerically controlled metal-working machines on a personal computer. In the context of the digital transformation of education, an important trend is the use of VR/AR technologies in the training process. The paper outlines the effectiveness of cooperation between the college and partner enterprises in preparing students for the demonstration exam. The authors prove the necessity of transforming practical training in colleges into a system of dual education on the basis of network interaction. This can be implemented in the form of study and production clusters.

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