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The article proves the relationship between the professional competence and professional thinking of the technician-mechanics of AIP in the process of professional training from the position of the competence and individual – oriented approach. The structure of professional competence and properties of professional thinking are described. It is shown the competences which are formed with the help of professional thinking and the mastering of what kind of competencies contribute to the formation and development of professional thinking of the technician – mechanics of AIP.