Professional development of the individual during the period of study in higher education refers to the stage of pre-professional development of the individual, the main results of which are the formation of attitudes to the chosen activity, mastering the complex of competencies necessary for its implementation, the formation of professional identity and professionally important qualities, the construction of models for the development of professional trajectory, the development of reflexive, proactive and interactive behavior of professional activity. One of the most important factors that make it possible to acquire the necessary professional knowledge is the ability of students of higher education to those types and forms of educational activities that are characteristic of the social institution in which the process of professional development is carried out.