Krytska A. Psychological and pedagogical conditions of professional competence of designers.

The work is devoted to development of the conceptual foundations of artistic taste as a necessary component of professional competence of designers. Scientific novelty of the study is that the first scientifically grounded meaning of "artistic taste"; developed and experimentally tested structure formation of the artistic taste of the future designers; determined the feasibility of using psychological mechanisms in practice formation artistic imagination. The theoretical value of the study is to establish the approach to the formation of artistic taste as a necessary component of professional competence of designers; distinguish positive and negative factors in the formation of artistic taste of future designers. The practical significance of the study is that the experimental results can be used during classes in schools to improve the educational process in the formation of artistic taste of the future designers and prepare them for professional activity in the development of curricula and creating books on the psychology of art. The survey results are useful in lectures and practical courses in education and psychology. Designed authored scientific statements and summarized empirical evidence yielded by research, is an independent contribution of the author in the development of the concept model of professionalization social worker and its implementation in the educational process of the university. The results open up opportunities for further research in the field of education and psychology.