ELECTIVE COURSES AND OLYMPIADS AS A PART OF PROFILE EDUCATION UNDER NEW ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

The article conveys the connections between profile education, elective courses and Olympiads. The main goal of the profile education is to create a system of the specialized preparation of senior pupils in order to individualise education and to help pupils’ socialization taking into account real demand of the labour market. Profile education aims at changing structure, content and organization of teaching process taking into consideration interests, inclinations and abilities of pupils in accordance with their professional interests and intentions to continue their education. Under new economic conditions when it’s very difficult to find a well-paid and interesting job, pupils will be ready to make the right choice and will have the opportunity to enter universities according to their interests and inclinations thanks to elective courses and Olympiads.