SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS ONE OF THE KEY PROFES-SIONAL COMPETENCIES OF THE 21ST-CENTURY GRADUATES

Purpose. The given article is devoted to the issue of social responsibilities in the educational context. The purpose of the article is to analyze the concept of social responsibilities as one of the main professional competencies and its reflection in educational results of higher education. Methodology. The methods of descriptive and evaluative analysis and synthesis are applied. This work covers the latest research results, normative documents, cur-rent trends in the labor market, as well as issues of psychological adaptability and social responsibility of those to secure the future of the economy. The authors prove that social responsibility is crucial in the 21st century. Results. The necessary conditions for the sustainable development of modern socie-ty are economic stability and continuous professional growth of the participants of social interactions. Higher education aims to develop students’ hard skills and their soft skills, which are currently referred to as life competencies. The paper reveals the conditions that need to be created within the framework of the educational pro-cess for the graduates to meet the requirements of the labor market. The work de-scribes the tendencies and the potentials of the higher educational system to provide its graduates with appropriate career trajectories. The ongoing transformation of the Russian educational system carried out according to current requirements of the society, contributes to the relevance of this study. The results of the research can be applied in teaching process at higher educational establishments.