The development of early engineering competencies: education tracks and challenges of time

The article is devoted to the vital issue of development of early engineering competencies. The creation of preconditions for the choice of an engineer’s profession today at school is one of the strategic tasks of the state. That’s why it’s important to understand the forms and tools of development of engineering and technological competencies of modern schoolchildren. This will help in the career-guidance process and will increase the percentage of students who chose the profession of an engineer for target career implementation. The main accent in the process of development of early engineering competencies is made on the providing opportunities to get the initial understanding of technical education. Such education is aimed not only at acquiring real knowledge, skills and competencies but also at shaping certain features of character that will help to choose the future career connected with the integration of fundamental and technological knowledge.