Professional orientation and personal qualities of future teachers as a component of their inclusive competence

Currently, one of the most pressing concerns in Kazakhstan's education system is the lack of inclusive competent specialists. That is why higher education institutions face the need to train competent teachers of inclusive education. The personal qualities play great role in developing the inclusive competence of future teachers. Emphasizing that a special place in the process of future teachers' activity in an inclusive environment is occupied by both professional abilities and personal qualities. The study involved students of the pedagogical direction of EE ‘Alikhan Bokeikhan University’ in Semey, Abay region. As research methods were used, diagnostic tests of communicative tolerance of V.V. Boyko, E.I. Rogov's questionnaire of teacher's professional orientation assessment, and M. Rokich's value orientation method were used as research methods. These research methods allow us to determine the tolerance of future teachers to other people, their relationships, and their personal values. Teachers' personal traits significantly enhance the effective implementation of inclusive education, alongside their professional expertise and skills. During the inclusive education organize, prospective educators should be equipped not simply to educate children with special educational needs, but also to provide them with pedagogical and psychological support. Keywords: inclusive education, personal qualities, communicative tolerance, professional orientation, personal values