In the article, the authors offer an educational model of training for teams of young professionals in engineering and technical specialities with the realisation of the project-oriented approach in their training based on the Industry 4.0 concept. The project-oriented approach allows future specialists of enterprises to adapt to changing modern technologies quicker and more successfully. The article deals with the process of transformation of the concept of engineering training, with the purpose of creating prerequisites for the formation of a fundamentally new approach to engineering education, the current challenges of the global market today and in demand for enterprises in the future. Project-oriented modules implemented within the framework of the CNC-Center project-production workshop as a possible alternative for the corresponding modules of the traditional educational program are provided, which allow completely to excluding the threshold level of competence formation. As the main educational technology is project training. The main carrier of the transformation of educational process is project activities and practical training.