Realization of Competency Approach in the Field of Ecological Education of Future Engineers

The article considers the issues of psychological and pedagogical aspects of training the personnel resources, able to improve the interaction between a human, nature and society. On the basis of theory and practice analysis possible ways and means of the competence approach in ecological education of future engineers are suggested in the article. The principles of selecting education content, forms, methods of realization and result assessment (indicators of ecological competence formation) in the process of studying the course of Ecology are defined. The mechanism of diagnostics and education result assessment is presented. The efficiency of the suggested way of planning and realization of the education process, measure procedures and assessment of progress in studying Ecology is confirmed by the results of the federal internet examination. The study shows that the result of applying competence approach in the sphere of ecological education is a professional of a qualitatively new level, having developed ecological awareness, experience of environmentally friendly engineer activity and ecologically oriented pattern of behavior.