The article reveals the factors of formation of readiness of future forestry specialists for professional activity. External, internal and random factors contributing to the formation of the readiness of future forestry specialists for professional activity are singled out. The groups of external determinants include: dynamics of market development; characteristic forecast of the social order for higher professional education; change of educational paradigms; increasing the complexity of professional activity; development of management as a strategic management culture and professional field of activity, etc. The internal determinants that contribute to the formation of the readiness of future forestry specialists for professional activity include: subject-subject relations in the "teacher-learner" system; value perception and development of orientation towards their training in the applicants; existence of a need for professional activity in the course of training and motives for its implementation; the desire of applicants to manifest their own internal (volitional) activity in the process of professional activity; the level of readiness for professional activity; intention for creative professional activity in the context of formation of readiness for professional activity. The manifestation and use of random factors contribute to the formation of the readiness of future forestry specialists for professional activity, which depends on the teacher's ability to see a favorable event, a unique delay. The influence of internal factors on the formation of criteria for the readiness of future forestry specialists for professional activity is revealed: motivational-personal, informational-cognitive, effective-practical
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