The article outlines the main tasks of higher pedagogical artistic education. The requirements to modern teachers of Art are defined. A theoretical analysis of the important problem of artistic and pedagogical education - professional and personal self-development of future teachers of fine arts - is carried out. The problem of self-development and formation of personality in philosophical, psychological-pedagogical and artistic context is considered. The authors define self-development as a way of personal self-realization, genetically inherent in person. They prove the value of artistic and creative talent of an individual as a necessary prerequisite of achieving a high level of self-development. The main psychological and pedagogical conditions conducive to the effective solution of this problem in the process of professional training of future teachers-artists are described.

Modern higher professional education only stands on the threshold of reforms, related to the educational guidance aimed at the development of soft skills which are in demand in the international labour market. The basis of modernization consists of innovative transformations of constituents of the educational system, including continuous on-line education, blended learning. The development of universal «Soft skills» among the students of socionomic professions enables developing in a professional direction, building a career, and afterwards getting work in a successful organization.