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THE ESSENCE AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF SOFT SKILLS IN PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION

Soft skills, hard skills, competency-based approach, human capital, emotional intelligence, reflection, axiological component, universal competencies.

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This article analyzes the essence and structural components of soft skills based on socio-philosophical and methodological
approaches. Soft skills are substantiated as an integrative system of personal qualities determining professional effectiveness, social
adaptability, and qualitative indicators of human capital. The study develops a conceptual model of soft skills consisting of
cognitive, communicative, socio-emotional, reflective, and axiological components and reveals their dialectical interrelation. The
research emphasizes the strategic importance of soft skills development within modern education and human capital formation.