This article is devoted to the problem of education of flexible skills of students in the conditions of the university. Flexible skills are actively included in the educational standards and curricula of educational organizations at various levels, and the problem of their formation is becoming more and more relevant in today's conditions of abundance and general uncertainty. The study was conducted in 2020 in Chelyabinsk. The study involved the youth of the Chelyabinsk region in the number of 371 people aged 17 to 30 years and above, of which 299 (81%) women and 72 (19%) men. To assess the formation of groups of flexible skills, an author's questionnaire was developed, and the Schwartz values test (the Schwartz Value Questionnaire) was also used. / The Schwartz method). Based on the results of an empirical study, we came to the conclusion that the flexible skills of the behavioral and need-motivational groups are formed to a greater extent. A significant part of the respondents noted that they have developed communication skills, stability of behavior, as well as the ability to self-development and self-improvement.