Enhancing the process of cultivating communication skills in aspiring engineers via critical thinking

As a result of a detailed analysis of scientific sources, it was concluded that the terms "competence" and “communication competence” are often interpreted similarly, have many commonalities, but the concept of "competence" has a broader meaning. In this dissertation research, the term "competence" is considered as a set of knowledge, skills, competences and personal motives aimed at solving standard and non-standard theoretical and practical problems within any activity. By competence we mean that a person has the appropriate powers; this is a systematic unit of the level of knowledge, experience, behavioral skills and ability to act that fully corresponds to the requirements of a certain professional activity.