Dependency between digital competence and professional competence of students

Abstract

The report aims to find out the existence of a dependency between the digital and specialized professional competence of students. The acquisition of certain competences is the basis of the effective exercise of a given profession. The role of information and communication technologies in the formation of the necessary abilities for effective professional career of the graduating specialists is analyzed. The primary data for the empirical study has been collected through the use of the survey method. The results show a statistically significant influence of digital competence on subjective assessments of professional competence, language competence and the contribution of university education to professionalisation. It can be concluded that directing learning in higher education to increase digital competence would have a positive effect on increasing the professional competence of future specialists.