INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR SOFT SKILLS FORMING AT HIGHER EDUCATION ASPIRANTS ACCORDING TO MODERN LABOR MARKET DEMANDS

Abstract

The article analyzes the concept of «soft» skills, revealing their importance for a specialist's competitiveness; some innovative methods are characterized, the effectiveness of which for soft skills formation among higher education students is proved in scientific publications on the results of their experimental implementation.   It is shown that innovative methods (project development, simulation, interactive learning methods, case studies, business, and role-playing games, presentations, and brainstorming) create conditions for soft skills formation through communication and interaction, collective work, and learning cooperation among students.